by Kathi Leiden | Jan 29, 2016 | Helium, Helium Uses
This is the ultimate game of H.O.R.S.E. and a use of helium balloons that we can’t say we’ve ever seen done before. The outcome is insane! This group of guys got the idea to suspend a basketball hoop in the sky and see if they can make some impossible...
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 8, 2016 | Helium Uses
Do you need to know how to make a latex balloon arch? You’ve come to the right place—it’s easy! Make your latex balloon arch in 20 minutes. No helium! If you do need helium, we have it. Get a free quote from Zephyr. Inside the latex balloon arch kit Before...
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...
by Kathi Leiden | Dec 29, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science
Check the weather report and you might find that there is a chance of rain this week. Check Saturn’s and you’ll find there is a chance of helium… helium rain. Helium rain theory Planetary scientist David Stevenson originally proposed the theory of...
by Kathi Leiden | Dec 8, 2015 | Helium, Helium Uses
How do you train a bird to fly up to and dive attack a lure at 1,000 feet? Helium balloons! Here is how helium balloons are used to train falcons. The pride of a falconer—one who trains falcons, of course—is how high your bird can fly. Two or three hundred feet is...
