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 | May 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Called “Attachment,” it’s the Internet-of-Things message in a bottle; a “poetic machine” connected to a website that allows you to send messages and media into the air. Attachment background “Attachment” is a product of the mind of Swiss designer David...
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 15, 2016 | Helium, Helium Uses
Of all the things we’ve seen helium balloons used for, drawing is a new one. If you’ve never seen a balloon draw (and you haven’t), check this out. It looks like an old underwater mine from WW2, but it floats in air instead of water and its purpose...
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...
