by Kathi Leiden | Jan 28, 2016 | Helium, Helium News
Yep, you read that right. A birthday helium balloon drifted into India this week, prompting national panic and a hailstorm of aerial gunfire. The Indian Air Force (IAF) announced this week that they had picked up “a shiny, unidentified object” on radar entering Indian...
by Kathi Leiden | Jan 22, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science
Accelerate quickly in your car and any objects or people inside will be forced backwards, but a helium balloon actually goes forward. Why? The reason you are lunged against the back of your seat when you slam on the gas is because the vehicle is suddenly moving much...
by Kathi Leiden | Jan 20, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Uses
Chicago chef Grant Achatz has created a truly unique masterpiece of a dessert using apple, sugars, and helium. It’s an edible helium balloon! Chef Achatz and his team perform this culinary magic at Alinea Restaurant. It all starts with a secret, sugary, green...
by Kathi Leiden | Jan 15, 2016 | Helium, Helium Stunts, Helium Uses
Tom Guilmette is a cinematographer who has a creative trick for getting incredible aerial video using a few cheap materials and helium balloons. We’ll admit that when we first discovered this video, we were skeptical on how good the quality of the footage would...
by Kathi Leiden | Jan 12, 2016 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
There might be one way to try to find out if North Korea really detonated a hydrogen bomb: Test for helium present in the skies. Hydrogen bomb claim When North Korea released a statement announcing the detonation of a hydrogen bomb, the world immediately rallied to...
by Kathi Leiden | Jan 7, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science
Ever leave helium balloons in your car in the winter only to later find them deflated on the seats? Here’s why it happens and what to do about it. Helium is lighter than air You’ll usually hear the phrase, “helium is lighter than air,” but that’s not...
