NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Wānaka, New Zealand, for two scheduled flights to test and qualify the ...

Cracker question because helium balloons are actually a pretty controversial topic. Some people argue that they are harmful to the environment because on returning to Earth, animals mistake them ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Renowned chef Grant Achatz of three Michelin star rated Alinea Restaurant in Chicago has created an edible balloon made from green apple taffy and filled with real ...

Accompanied by mimes, clowns, and the comic strip character Ziggy, roughly 1.5 million balloons, each engorged with helium, were released into the air. The multicolored blob rose higher and higher ...

A Pulsar Helium drill site as seen Jan. 13 near Babbitt, Minn. Canada-based Pulsar Helium has discovered extremely high concentrations of helium in tests of underground deposits. Helium is best ...

Chef Grant Achatz serves up some very unusual dishes, and one of the most popular is an edible helium balloon. Customers are served the balloons and encouraged to suck in the helium before eating it.

Imagine you're at a hot air balloon event. The balloonists are busy preparing for flight. They spread out the enormous balloons on the grass and check all the lines. The talk is all about today's ...

The MRI machine uses liquid helium to cool its powerful magnets ... Unless you spend a lot of time blowing up balloon animals, this probably won’t affect you. Still, we thought it was an ...

A balloon filled with helium and one filled with hydrogen are ignited. Hydrogen provides a loud explosion and flame. He(g) + O 2 (g) → N.R. Light the candle on the end of the yardstick and lower the ...

Immediately before lecture, inflate desired number of balloons with helium and hydrogen. Attach ~6ft. string to each. Tape the ends of the strings to the floor or to the lecture table at such a height ...