Balloons!
Everyone knows her, everyone loves her.
But how much do we actually know about these oval wonders?
Let’s find out more about the colorful world of balloons with exciting balloon facts!
Balloon Facts
Everything you always wanted to know about balloons
Photos: Paolo Monti
Balloon Fact #1
Professor Michael Faraday invented the first rubber balloon in 1824. It was actually intended as an experiment and had nothing to do with fun. Long live science!
Balloon Fact #2
Before toy balloons were invented, balloons were made from inflated pig bladders and animal intestines. Well, I prefer today's latex balloons :D Yuck!
Balloon Fact #3
Just one year later, the first toy balloons were produced. Thomas Hancock, the pioneer of the rubber industry, sold them in the form of a do-it-yourself kit consisting of a bottle of rubber solution and a condensate syringe.
Balloon Fact #4
Today, balloons come in countless colors and thousands of sizes and are made from latex, polychloroprene or nylon fabric. If you want to know more about how balloons are made, click here !
Balloon Fact #5
The first silver balloons were invented in the 1970s for the New York City Ballet.
Balloon Fact #6
A balloon bursting can create a sonic boom. This means that when a hole is poked in the balloon, it begins to contract at a speed close to the speed of sound. That is faster than the speed of sound of air and that is what causes the bang. Boom.
Balloon Fact #7
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Latex balloons are 100% biodegradable. A very important environmental factor that is often forgotten. In combination with our Eco-Zibi Fix, we show consideration for nature together.
Balloon Fact #8
Latex balloons are environmentally friendly because they come from rubber trees. Harvesting latex does not harm the tree, as the latex-producing trees remain intact.
Balloon Fact #9
Latex balloons can usually float on the surface of the water for 10 hours before they sink.
Balloon Fact #10
Above a certain size, balloons are called balloon airplanes. Most balloon airplanes are filled with hot air. And they are then called hot air balloons.
Balloon Fact #11
The first manned balloon flight was carried out by the Montgolfier brothers in 1783, who invented the hot air balloon.
Balloon Fact #12
The first living creatures to fly in a hot air balloon were a sheep, a rooster and a duck, sent up by the Montgolfier brothers.
Balloon Fact #13
Helium has a lifting power of about one gram per liter. A balloon that holds 10 liters of helium should therefore be able to lift an object weighing 10 grams. Unfortunately, if you weigh about 50 kg and want to get off the ground, you will need about 5000 of these balloons.
We've even tried it before and it actually worked!
Balloon Fact #14
Because helium is less dense than normal air, when inhaled it briefly changes the sound of a person's voice, making it sound much higher as the helium passes out through the windpipe more quickly. The counterpart to our helium would be the gas sulfur hexafluoride, which has exactly the opposite effect and makes the voice sound much deeper.
Balloon Fact #15
Silver shimmering balloons were invented in the 1970s for the New York City Ballet.
Balloon Fact #16
On October 13, 2017, the world's largest balloon zoo - with over 469,845 balloons - opened in China, proving that there really is no limit to the imagination when it comes to using and appreciating the wonderful world of balloons!
Balloon Fact #17
In July 2016, 12-year-old Gideon Malone from the USA managed to fill 9 water balloons in one minute, setting an official world record. It may not sound like much, but if you try it yourself, you'll see how difficult it is.
Balloon Fact #18
Balloonfest '86 was an event in which the United Way of Cleveland in Ohio set a world record by releasing nearly one and a half million balloons simultaneously from Public Square in Cleveland on September 27, 1986.
Balloon Fact #19
The largest balloon costume was 262 cm high and was made by Tom Kent (UK) in London on 27 January 2017.
Balloon Fact #20
Balloon Fact #21
The largest 3D balloon sculpture with 104,668 balloons was built in the shape of a toy bear by Jeff Wong Kwok Cheong (Hong Kong) and a team of balloon artists on November 28, 2014 at the Peak Galleria in Hong Kong, China.
