kelly8875
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,407
Location: Lost in my supplies...
Oct 26, 2014 17:02:56 GMT
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Post by kelly8875 on Jun 11, 2016 16:50:38 GMT
We did this as kids all the time when we could. Heck I still do. But as soon as I feel light headed I stop... No oxygen is bad.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 11, 2016 16:59:08 GMT
The helium is the same as it was. We just didn't inhale very much, whether it was because the balloons were smaller or whatever. It still killed people, but we just didn't hear about it. When I was a kid, most of the balloons you'd see were the regular latex ones that weren't very big. Now there are the Mylar ones and some of those are huge! That alone could make a big difference. The "other stuff" they put in latex balloons now is a liquid sealer called Hi Float. They squirt some into the balloon before they fill it, and once the balloon is tied it runs down into the tied part of the neck to seal it better so the helium doesn't come out. The result is that the balloon will last longer since the helium can't leak out as easily.
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eastcoastpea
Prolific Pea
Posts: 9,252
Jun 27, 2014 13:05:28 GMT
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jun 11, 2016 17:05:12 GMT
Definitely not cool that the mom thought it was funny.
It's a good thing that the plants weren't cactuses.
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Post by ~KellyAnn~ on Jun 11, 2016 17:05:19 GMT
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 11, 2016 17:19:44 GMT
The helium is the same as it was. We just didn't inhale very much, whether it was because the balloons were smaller or whatever. It still killed people, but we just didn't hear about it. When I was a kid, most of the balloons you'd see were the regular latex ones that weren't very big. Now there are the Mylar ones and some of those are huge! That alone could make a big difference. The "other stuff" they put in latex balloons now is a liquid sealer called Hi Float. They squirt some into the balloon before they fill it, and once the balloon is tied it runs down into the tied part of the neck to seal it better so the helium doesn't come out. The result is that the balloon will last longer since the helium can't leak out as easily. Seriously? I used to work at a party store and would use Hi-Float all the time in balloons. But we were told to spread the goo all over inside the balloon. So I figured it made all the latex of the balloon stronger. But if what you say for the reason of the goo is correct, then I see my taking the time with making sure the balloons were coated as a complete waste!
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Post by jenjie on Jun 11, 2016 17:22:59 GMT
Thanks everybody for the good info. I'll pass it on to my sil. And yes I remember our Kaitlyn.
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Post by jenjie on Jun 11, 2016 17:23:40 GMT
When I was a kid, most of the balloons you'd see were the regular latex ones that weren't very big. Now there are the Mylar ones and some of those are huge! That alone could make a big difference. The "other stuff" they put in latex balloons now is a liquid sealer called Hi Float. They squirt some into the balloon before they fill it, and once the balloon is tied it runs down into the tied part of the neck to seal it better so the helium doesn't come out. The result is that the balloon will last longer since the helium can't leak out as easily. Seriously? I used to work at a party store and would use Hi-Float all the time in balloons. But we were told to spread the goo all over inside the balloon. So I figured it made all the latex of the balloon stronger. But if what you say for the reason of the goo is correct, then I see my taking the time with making sure the balloons were coated as a complete waste! How in the world do you coat the inside of a balloon?
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 11, 2016 17:40:49 GMT
Seriously? I used to work at a party store and would use Hi-Float all the time in balloons. But we were told to spread the goo all over inside the balloon. So I figured it made all the latex of the balloon stronger. But if what you say for the reason of the goo is correct, then I see my taking the time with making sure the balloons were coated as a complete waste! How in the world do you coat the inside of a balloon? You spread the goo all over once it's injected in the balloon by rubbing the outside of the balloon.
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Post by jenjie on Jun 11, 2016 17:45:37 GMT
Well that makes more sense.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 11, 2016 22:26:12 GMT
When I was a kid, most of the balloons you'd see were the regular latex ones that weren't very big. Now there are the Mylar ones and some of those are huge! That alone could make a big difference. The "other stuff" they put in latex balloons now is a liquid sealer called Hi Float. They squirt some into the balloon before they fill it, and once the balloon is tied it runs down into the tied part of the neck to seal it better so the helium doesn't come out. The result is that the balloon will last longer since the helium can't leak out as easily. Seriously? I used to work at a party store and would use Hi-Float all the time in balloons. But we were told to spread the goo all over inside the balloon. So I figured it made all the latex of the balloon stronger. But if what you say for the reason of the goo is correct, then I see my taking the time with making sure the balloons were coated as a complete waste! Maybe it does make the rest of the balloon more leak resistant too, I don't know. I've seen people do it both ways. The other reason I can think of to coat the whole inside is because if you don't and the balloon is a more transparent color, you can see it splashed around in there making a less pretty balloon.
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 12, 2016 0:12:34 GMT
Seriously? I used to work at a party store and would use Hi-Float all the time in balloons. But we were told to spread the goo all over inside the balloon. So I figured it made all the latex of the balloon stronger. But if what you say for the reason of the goo is correct, then I see my taking the time with making sure the balloons were coated as a complete waste! Maybe it does make the rest of the balloon more leak resistant too, I don't know. I've seen people do it both ways. The other reason I can think of to coat the whole inside is because if you don't and the balloon is a more transparent color, you can see it splashed around in there making a less pretty balloon. Yeah, I remember I could sometimes tell what balloons had it when they were inflated. The pearlized balloons were harder to see it. Something cool about mylar balloons is you can stick a straw in them to deflate them and save them for another time. That's what I did with boyfriend's NY Giants mylar balloon.
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