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...