Chef and owner Grant Achatz and his team at Alinea Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois have recently been serving edible helium-filled balloons as dessert for their patrons. This video shows a bit of how they make it and how to eat it. It looks like you need to suck out the helium first and then eat the sugar-y balloon remains (which has a dehydrated apple string). Alternately, like the diner in the video, you can sing the Star Spangled Banner while high on the helium.
Destin of Smarter Every Day looks at fluid dynamics using a helium-filled balloon, a weight, and the acceleration of the family van. Since helium is lighter than air, the balloon actually shifts forward in the van as it speeds up thanks to the movement of air to the back of…
“Helium Harvey,” a new short by Brooklyn-based animator Daniel Savage, tells the tale of a young boy’s aerial adventure after accidentally swallowing a balloon. The largely wordless animation features an international backdrop, some castle defense and a little pinball-like action all set to an orchestral soundtrack. submitted via Laughing Squid…
After an Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) party in 2014, talented opera singer Christina Elizabeth inhaled some helium from one of the leftover balloons and performed "Deh Vieni Non Tardar"from "Le Nozze Di Figaro ("The Marriage of Figaro")" . The effect was somewhat squeaky, but her powerful voice kept shining…
Kansas City rapper Mac Lethal performs an incredibly fast rap while sucking a helium balloon. I had more lyrics for this, but couldn't rap them. This shit made me almost pass out multiple times and was unbearably painful. I'm going to lay down on my couch and sleep now.
The Giacometti Arm with Balloon Body is a super light 1.2kg 20 meter robot arm built from helium-filled inflatable segments connected by artificial muscles. The arm has a camera mounted at its end, which can be maneuvered for potential use in search and inspection applications. It was developed by the…
