by Kathi Leiden | Sep 21, 2015 | Helium, Helium Stunts, Helium Uses
It’s not the animated movie. This is a real house – the largest object ever lifted with helium balloons. Check out these 13 incredible helium world records. 1. Largest object ever lifted by helium balloons (2011) In the video above, you can see the preparation...
by Kathi Leiden | Sep 11, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science, Helium Uses
Imagine, something the size of a pea worth $5 million. That’s the value of helium-3 and while it’s rare on Earth, the moon is full of it. Why do you care? Need regular helium gas? Just mine our warehouses! Get a free Zephyr helium quote here. What is...
by Kathi Leiden | Sep 10, 2015 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Two young girls from Seattle are making headlines after sending a toy and a picture of their cat into the stratosphere under a helium weather balloon. Kimberly, 8, and Rebecca, 10, started out by sketching their designs at the kitchen table. They ordered a helium...
by Kathi Leiden | Sep 9, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Uses
Astronomers are using helium-filled hard drives to capture the first-ever image of a supermassive black hole – a feat that proved impossible with regular drives. Mapping an image of a black hole At the top of Sierra Negra in Mexico, a mere 15,000 feet above sea level,...
by Kathi Leiden | Sep 8, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
By smashing together gold and helium-3 ions, a particle collider has created tiny droplets of the same primordial soup formed at the Big Bang. What is this primordial goo? It’s the state of matter that existed at the very birth of the universe, nearly...