Balloons

[Tomoyo]

Yesterday was my sister's (fourth) birthday. That means there were lots of helium balloons around the house. Yesterday was also Hitler's birthday, as well as the birthday of a close friend that I've lost contact with. But that doesn't matter.

I was also feeling extremely depressed yesterday. I won't go into the details -- they aren't important. Anyway, I was walking around my house and I ran into a balloon. So I held it by the string, and suddenly, I felt a lot better. I have no idea what happened, but the balloon made me feel better, almost on touch.

The reason I made a topic about this is because I have made other observations in the past week. Whenever I held my sister's hand (like when crossing a street), she would never actually allow me to "hold" her hand. She would always clasp onto one or two of my fingers. This reminds me of a the Grasping Reflex of a newborn baby.

So...

Anyone know why little kids like balloons? I know I loved them when I was little.

 

[El_Machinae]

Here's a fun trick to try.

Next time you have a helium balloon in a car, hold it so that it's not touching the ceiling. Then watch what the balloon does as you accelerate, decelerate, and turn.

The balloon does the opposite of what your body does. It moves forward during acceleration, for example.

 

[The 777 Hoax]

It's cool when they make your voice sound funny.

 

[Irish Caesar]

It's cool when they make your voice sound funny.

Imagine how much higher your voice would sound if you were inhaling hydrogen!

Hmm...

The siphoning of the future if we go to hydrogen fuel cells?

 

[El_Machinae]

.... I remember a nickname for a group of people, that were named such because siphoning gasoline ruined their voices ...

I'm tempted to say "cracker" because their voices crack, but I'm not sure.

 

[Irish Caesar]

.... I remember a nickname for a group of people, that were named such because siphoning gasoline ruined their voices ...

I'm tempted to say "cracker" because their voices crack, but I'm not sure.

Well, not quite...



All I can think of is the Simpsons clip where Otto has to siphon gas from another school bus, and as he's gagging, he says, "I should have saved the mint for afterward..."

 

[Raisin Bran]

Yesterday was my sister's (fourth) birthday. That means there were lots of helium balloons around the house. Yesterday was also Hitler's birthday, as well as the birthday of a close friend that I've lost contact with. But that doesn't matter.

I was also feeling extremely depressed yesterday. I won't go into the details -- they aren't important. Anyway, I was walking around my house and I ran into a balloon. So I held it by the string, and suddenly, I felt a lot better. I have no idea what happened, but the balloon made me feel better, almost on touch.

The reason I made a topic about this is because I have made other observations in the past week. Whenever I held my sister's hand (like when crossing a street), she would never actually allow me to "hold" her hand. She would always clasp onto one or two of my fingers. This reminds me of a the Grasping Reflex of a newborn baby.

So...

Anyone know why little kids like balloons? I know I loved them when I was little.

Sometimes in your sub-concience your brain makes the correclation between the baloon and your child days, that is probably what hapenned! .... My kid wont hold my hand either he want my finger only ... the only way I explaned that besides the grasping effect, is that I think they feel more in control when THEY hold YOUR finger than if YOU hold THEIR hand!

 

[Tycoon101]

balloons are quite calm and peaceful, no wonder that they calm people in that way. I like balloons myself

 

[BCLG100]

When you were little? i still love them now

 

[Abaddon]

cos they are so docile and care free, but if you want...

!!BANG!!

 

[Shaihulud]

Balloons are like boobs..

 

[Lotus49]

Here's a fun trick to try.

Next time you have a helium balloon in a car, hold it so that it's not touching the ceiling. Then watch what the balloon does as you accelerate, decelerate, and turn.

The balloon does the opposite of what your body does. It moves forward during acceleration, for example.

Fascinating. I wonder if that's because the more dense air molecules are being pushed to the rear of the car when accelerating, and the helium seeks the thinner air up front.

 

[jim_bob]

I hate ballowns as much as spieider webs.

 

[nonconformist]

Party trick:

Find a helium ballon.
Tear a tiny hole with your canine, and block it.
Empty your lungs.
Inhale all of the helium.
Congratulations! You are Robert Plant. Feel free to sing Stairway toHeaven!

 

[Sidhe]

Here's a fun trick to try.

Next time you have a helium balloon in a car, hold it so that it's not touching the ceiling. Then watch what the balloon does as you accelerate, decelerate, and turn.

The balloon does the opposite of what your body does. It moves forward during acceleration, for example.

Nice now explain the physics behind it; you really should of been a physics teacher El machinae

Entonox(laughing gas N20) makes you sound like Darth Vader, it's great and inherently and chemicaly funny. Although I of course wouldn't know that as using gas or drugs in a hospital is punishable by instant dismissal under the gross misconduct rules, I hasten to add

Luke.. I am your father Luke, trust me it's hilarious

 

[classical_hero]

cos they are so docile and care free, but if you want...

!!BANG!!

That's the best bit about balloons. It is often good to place one behind someone's chair and pop it and that normally will scare anyone. They are also fun to show to cats because they often are scared of them (or sometimes they want to play with them, and afterwards they become scared) and when they try to get rid of it they pop it and that will scare them. Balloons are great fun and having water fights with them is another great reason to have fun with balloons.

 

[classical_hero]

Party trick:

Find a helium ballon.
Tear a tiny hole with your canine, and block it.
Empty your lungs.
Inhale all of the helium.
Congratulations! You are Robert Plant. Feel free to sing Stairway toHeaven!

For awhile I thought you wre mentioning dogs when you said canine.

 

[The Last Conformist]

The reason I made a topic about this is because I have made other observations in the past week. Whenever I held my sister's hand (like when crossing a street), she would never actually allow me to "hold" her hand. She would always clasp onto one or two of my fingers. This reminds me of a the Grasping Reflex of a newborn baby.

Why'dja hold your sister's hand when crossing a steet?

 

[Dann]

I had a balloon once in the shape of a pig's head. It was pink and comes with eyes, ears and snout. It was also the only thing that my girlfriend's dog was scared of.

 

[Truronian]

Here's a fun trick to try.

Next time you have a helium balloon in a car, hold it so that it's not touching the ceiling. Then watch what the balloon does as you accelerate, decelerate, and turn.

The balloon does the opposite of what your body does. It moves forward during acceleration, for example.

I love that trick, always freaks people out. Possibly because I claim that I am psychicly manipulating the balloon.

Nice now explain the physics behind it

I think its due to the heavier air rushing to the back of the car during acceleration pusing the lighter baloon forward into the very-partial vacuum. No doubt El_Machinae can give a better explaination though