by Kathi Leiden | Feb 12, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science
Why is it so loud when a balloon pops? We’ll explain! And make sure you DO NOT MISS this incredible slow motion video. If you over inflate or take a pin to the skin of a latex balloon, the balloon explodes with a very loud “bang,” almost like a gun shot. Why...
by Kathi Leiden | Feb 3, 2016 | Helium, Helium Safety
An 8-year-old has died after inhaling helium from a balloon and we as a society continue to promote the “old gag” as a fun, harmless comedy act. A young girl in Israel is dead. Why? She inhaled helium from a balloon from her sister’s birthday party. Folks, we...
by Kathi Leiden | Feb 2, 2016 | Helium, Helium Uses
Helium balloons deflate faster than air balloons, and latex balloons faster than foil. But why do helium balloons deflate at all? Find out here. There are actually a couple of different factors that come into play here. Let’s start with the latex balloon. If you...
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...
