by Kathi Leiden | Jul 10, 2015 | Helium, Helium Uses
Helium balloon fishing is a pretty unique style of fishing that you will only find in a few corners of the globe. In this video, these two Florida captains demonstrate helium balloon fishing for sailfish, mackerel, and more. What the heck is helium balloon fishing?...
by Kathi Leiden | Jul 7, 2015 | Helium, Helium Stunts
“I was looking down at a 747…” On July 5, Dan Boria took to the Canadian skies in a plastic lawn chair powered by more than 100 helium balloons, in a stunt to advertise a cleaning business. The idea was to float a banner for the business and then jump out of the...
by Kathi Leiden | Jun 23, 2015 | Helium
Every five or so years, the helium industry experiences a demand that exceeds the supply. Furthermore, helium isn’t cheap, regardless of times of surplus or shortage. If you want to save your dollars and get the most out of every molecule of the notoriously...
by Kathi Leiden | Jun 12, 2015 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Two Eagles pilots Leonid Tiukhtyaev and Troy Bradley have broken the two most coveted world records in ballooning after floating from Japan to Mexico in a helium-filled balloon. Tiukhtyaev, 58, and Bradley, 50, were roommates for nearly seven days, sharing a five-foot...
by Kathi Leiden | May 26, 2015 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Almost exactly two years from the date of Felix Baumgartner’s hugely hyped, Red Bull-sponsored space dive, a computer scientist quietly and secretly dove from an even higher elevation from under his own helium balloon. On October 14, 2012, Baumgartner jumped...
