by Kathi Leiden | Jan 24, 2017 | Helium Science, Helium Stunts
Next time you’re bored at a party and want to take some kid’s money (kidding), bet said kid (still kidding) that you can pop a latex balloon using nothing but an orange peel and magic. Seal the deal by promising that you’ll never touch the balloon!...
by Kathi Leiden | Jan 20, 2017 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Think you’ve seen a balloon pop? Think again. We’ve compiled 10 insane slow motion balloon burst videos that you simply cannot miss. We’ve all seen balloons pop plenty of times. Typical stuff, right? Except, our eyes can only process the balloon...
by Kathi Leiden | May 12, 2016 | Helium, Helium Stunts
New albums “drop” every week, but only one dropped literally—from the edge of space. See the artist that got a bit creative with a helium balloon. You’ve already met Mike Posner Acclaimed singer-songwriter Mike Posner came up with the idea to send his new...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 21, 2016 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Artist Noëmi Lakmaier is going to spend two entire days of her life hanging in the sky, held up by nothing but helium balloons — 20,000 helium balloons. Hanging for days She’s calling her upcoming installation “Cherophobia,” which is the term for a psychological...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 13, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Stunts, Helium Uses
Helium balloons can actually be used for a lot of wild purposes. We’ve put together the 15 craziest uses for helium balloons that we could find. 1. Recording alien sounds Part of a NASA-backed graduate student project, a high-altitude helium balloon was...
by Kathi Leiden | Mar 10, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Stunts
Creating a “fridge” that can turn extremely hot air into extremely cold air almost instantaneously isn’t rocket science. Oh wait… it is, actually. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a spaceship! A U.K. company is developing a hybrid...
