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Mylar balloon
editThe aluminized baddie balloons used for parties these days are not expanded when filled, just inflated, and so are not under much pressure at all. My experience is that when helium filled they lose lift far more slowly than latex balloons, partly because the container isn't trying to collapse, and partly because aluminized Mylar is far less porous to helium than latex is. (I expect the aluminization fills in the holes!) The current section on physics ignores this sort of "non-inflated" balloon completely. Jeh (talk) 10:40, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
Balloon Field Training on June 2019
editCharlie Brown With His Kite as the ball that can be used in that test flight on June 2019. ParadeMan1986 Studios says "Charlie Brown with his Kite could be retired from the parade" on YouTube. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.19.34.3 (talk) 16:06, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
Returning Balloons & Floats For The 93rd Macy's Day Parade 2019
editThe returning balloons for the 93rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In Mid-September, oqewjfjcadbsliuvbksidzte updates with information on the 2019 parade, as well as the lineup of returning balloons and floats. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.19.34.3 (talk) 16:11, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
Bouncing?
editCant a balloon be bounced on? Its it good to do? UB Blacephalon (talk) 11:15, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, a balloon can be bounced on. If you want to add a section about that, please provide reliable sources about it. And no, Wikipedia is not an advice column. Please see WP:NOTHOWTO. —Remember, I'murmate — I'ma editor2022 (🗣️💬 |📖📚) 23:01, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 27 September 2024
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The inventor of the rubber balloon should be changed from Michael Faraday to T. Hancock (I assume but am not certain that this is the same Thomas Hancock mentioned later) or not include such information at all.
There is no evidence that Faraday invented the rubber balloon. The currently cited source is not credible. Some sources point to the 17 volume of the Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts published in 1924. Faraday is in this volume, as is a report of working with caoutchouc (rubber) to create elastic bags that are expanded with air, but this report has nothing to do with Faraday. These rudimentary balloons were not created by Michael Faraday but by a Mr. T. Hancock. Cyberllanowanderer (talk) 05:31, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- Adding on to this: in volume 21 of the same quarterly, Faraday does talk about working with Caoutchouc, but it was provided to him by the same T. Hancock referenced above.
- If you would like to see the article in volume 17, look for the sixth article in the Miscellaneous Intelligence section. I have not found any earlier reference to rubber balloons in this quarterly. Cyberllanowanderer (talk) 05:34, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- From what I can see Faraday is listed as the inventor of the rubber balloon (1824) and Hancock as the producer of toy rubber balloons in 1825. In addition Hancock was a major pioneer in the rubber industry. I couldn't find much in the way of very good resources but there was one from Science World in Vancouver. I added it to the article. CambridgeBayWeather (solidly non-human), Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 21:33, 30 September 2024 (UTC)