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Edible Helium Balloon
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Edible Helium Balloon
February 15, 2012 at 1:48 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGMCmbLq2qs

They make sugar turn into a balloon shape while blowing helium into it.

A nice idea, but I don't think that I'm going to like it when it goes into my mouth (or when I get helium inside me).
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RE: Edible Helium Balloon
February 15, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Not to mention how dangerous helium balloons can be.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/2012021...NGJ00.html

Quote:HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A Valentine's Day gift is being blamed for a power outage in Southern California.

Southern California Edison spokesman David Song says a helium-filled balloon scored a direct hit on the company's Fontana substation Tuesday night, knocking out power to 15,099 customers.

Song tells The Press-Enterprise ( ) the balloon was likely a Valentine's gift. He says it dropped into the substation at about 8:40 p.m

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RE: Edible Helium Balloon
February 15, 2012 at 5:07 pm
Only the metallic mylar balloons are dangerous to power lines. Rubber ones shouldn't be.

But it's nice to know that our power grid can be taken out by a balloon. It's only a matter of time before the Department of Homeland Security will make everyone show ID and register when buying helium balloons...
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RE: Edible Helium Balloon
February 16, 2012 at 5:22 am
Thats a better story than the Belgian news agency that reported the burning down of a hotel floor because of a christmas party popping balloons filled with extremely flammable helium gas.
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RE: Edible Helium Balloon
February 16, 2012 at 7:19 am
It's even funnier when you fart helium

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sgoJjMW8UM
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RE: Edible Helium Balloon
February 16, 2012 at 11:01 am
(February 16, 2012 at 5:22 am)leo-rcc Wrote: filled with extremely flammable helium gas.

Hahaha. You know life hates you when inert gasses begin to burst into flames... "ET TU, HELIUM?"
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RE: Edible Helium Balloon
February 16, 2012 at 12:52 pm
(February 16, 2012 at 5:22 am)leo-rcc Wrote: Thats a better story than the Belgian news agency that reported the burning down of a hotel floor because of a christmas party popping balloons filled with extremely flammable helium gas.


Assuming that is just a mistake.....what kind of idiot fills a balloon with hydrogen?

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RE: Edible Helium Balloon
February 16, 2012 at 1:07 pm



'Nough said.
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RE: Edible Helium Balloon
February 16, 2012 at 1:15 pm
I didn't think Helium was flammable...only hydrogen;...... well there ya go

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RE: Edible Helium Balloon
February 17, 2012 at 4:05 am
(February 16, 2012 at 12:52 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
(February 16, 2012 at 5:22 am)leo-rcc Wrote: Thats a better story than the Belgian news agency that reported the burning down of a hotel floor because of a christmas party popping balloons filled with extremely flammable helium gas.


Assuming that is just a mistake.....what kind of idiot fills a balloon with hydrogen?

[Image: hindenburg.jpg]

The Hindenburg was designed for Helium, but the US put an embargo on the export of Helium so the Germans had to use Hydrogen instead. Also, painting the envelope with essentially dried up thermite paste was not a smart choice either.
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