by Kathi Leiden | Feb 28, 2018 | Helium, Helium Stunts
On Feb. 23, rapper Towkio dropped his debut album, WWW. Two days earlier, he literally dropped it — from 100,000 feet up in a helium weather balloon. [Warning: Language] On February 21, the Chicago artist climbed into a claustrophobic cockpit attached to a large...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 16, 2017 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Macy’s parade turns 91 this year, but did you know that in the early years, the giant Thanksgiving helium balloons were released to the air? The birth of Thanksgiving helium balloons The trademark Thanksgiving helium balloons of the annual parade that...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 10, 2017 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Macy’s helium balloons are the icons of the Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the company has four new characters planned for 2017. The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade hits its 91st year this year and the company has leaked some early information on this...
by Kathi Leiden | May 23, 2017 | Helium, Helium Stunts
On the Australian version of the hit show MasterChef, the impossible: An ice cream float — that’s ice cream, anchoring a floating, edible balloon. The edible balloon puts a twist on the ice cream float If you aren’t familiar with the show...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 7, 2017 | Helium Science, Helium Stunts
It’s like blowing bubbles from the wand you remember, but helium bubbles rapidly shoot for the moon. And then fall back to Earth. Why? It’s Friday, so let’s lighten the mood and have a little fun, shall we? This would be a fun experiment to do with...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 5, 2017 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Cleaning company CEO Dan Boria, AKA the Balloon Guy, has bigger plans after the publicity of his first stunt — he wants to fly a chair to space. Balloon Guy at the Calgary Stampede Long time readers of our helium blog may recall our article from July 2015,...
