It's because they'll land on a cliff, but they're not supposed to land on furniture or buildings. I've noticed balloons will go around some larger furniture pieces on my island such as fossils but not others, which they just bounce through (or disappear).
I've never paid attention to the reaction it had with furniture or even buildings. Balloons have acted strange around cliffs at times, sometimes rather than going straight across, sort of going south.
It doesn't look like the 4 minute or 9 minute thing is always true as someone stated on Twitter. It's a tedious process still, as the balloons don't mean you'll get these DIYs each time. I've only gotten two mush DIYs so far and I've just been getting other things instead. Actually, I may have just gotten all the mush DIYs now that I'm looking at my DIY list.
Perhaps there is a higher chance? Or maybe you've been lucky so far. I think I've completed my mush DIY list.
Creating a wall is pretty ugly looking, but has been helpful.
This process pretty much ensures that you won't miss the balloon, though, since if it starts from the north, it'll come down to the south rather than heading straight east or west. But there's no right or wrong way of waiting for balloons and popping them. I just thought I'd bring this up to hopefully simplify things.
True. But this can prove helpful for those who are busy.
