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Have you ever wondered how to pop a balloon? Have you ever wondered how to pop a balloon quietly? Or have you ever wondered if balloons hurt when they pop? Maybe you have even wondered if balloons can pop on their own? Let us take a look.
How To Pop A Balloon
One of the easiest ways to pop a balloon is to use a sharp object like a pen or a needle and push the sharp object into the balloon. If the balloon is slightly deflated you may need to squeeze the neck of the balloon, pushing all the air to the opposite end, and then push the sharp object into the end of the balloon with the air. However, there is more than one way to pop a balloon.
Other Ways To Pop A Balloon
There are endless ways to pop a balloon. You could use your hands or fingernails to pop a balloon. You could sit on or jump on a balloon to pop it. Even an orange peel can pop a balloon, I haven’t actually tried this one yet but I just might need to. Check out my Balloon Pop Challenge video, Balloon Pop 2 video, Balloon Pop In Slow Motion video, Bubble Balloon Burst video, and Balloon Piñata and Balloon Pop video for some more ideas on how to pop a balloon.
Balloon Pop Videos
How To Pop A Balloon Quietly
My son used to get very upset when I popped balloons, I think the popping sound bothered him. The trick to popping a balloon quietly is to pull the neck straight out and then with a pair of scissors cut the neck ever so gently. This lets the air out slowly so you won’t make a loud noise. Check out my video How To Pop A Balloon Quietly here.
What You Will Need:
- balloon(s)
- scissors
Stretch The Neck
Stretch the neck of the balloon out as far as you comfortably can. If you need more information about the parts of a latex balloon, check out my post Anatomy Of A Balloon here.
Align The Scissors
Align the scissors up perpendicular to the body to neck transition of the balloon.
Perpendicular: at an angle of 90 degrees
Cut The Neck Of The Balloon
Slowly begin to cut the neck of the balloon. This will allow the air to begin escaping at a slow rate, thus popping the balloon quietly.
Enjoy!
Did you hear that? Me neither! You popped a balloon quietly.
How To Pop A Balloon Loudly
ok so now that we know how to pop a balloon quietly, what if we wanted to pop a balloon loudly? Well, I’m glad you asked. The trick to popping balloons loudly is basically the opposite of popping a balloon quietly.
What You Will Need:
- balloon(s)
- scissors or something sharp
In general, overinflated balloons make the loudest popping sound.
Squeeze
Holding the balloon in one hand, gently squeeze the side of the balloon. This will cause the air to push up against the other side of the balloon, mimicking an overinflated balloon.
Stab The Balloon
In a quick motion, stab the balloon with the point of the scissors or the sharp object.
Enjoy!
Did you hear that? That was loud! You popped a balloon loudly.
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Do Balloons Hurt When They Pop
This was an interesting question for me, I have worked with balloons for 10+ years but when I saw this question do balloons hurt when they pop, I couldn’t give a definitive answer. I don’t recall balloons hurting when popping but how can that be? So I decided I would do a little experiment so that I could once and for all say definitively whether balloons hurt when they pop.
Disclaimer: Please note that pain is such a personal thing. What hurts for one person may not hurt for another. Please use caution when inflating balloons as they can pop and they can cause serious injury.
The Experiment
Here is my experiment: I am going to pop several different balloons against my leg. Here are the balloons I’m going to pop against my leg:
Three day old 11” green balloon
Zero day old 11” green under-inflated balloon
Zero day old 11” green correctly inflated balloon
Zero day old 11” green over-inflated balloon
My hypothesis:
I hypothesize that when the balloons pop against my leg I will feel them but I don’t think they will hurt. I think they will feel like a light tap.
The three day old 11” green balloon felt like a light tap. I felt it but I wouldn’t say it hurt.
Zero day old 11” green balloon felt like a light tap, it was a little harder than the three day old balloon but I still wouldn’t say it hurt.
Zero day old 11” green balloon correctly inflated balloon felt like a light slap, not a hard slap, again I wouldn’t say it hurts but I definitely felt it and it was harder than the zero day old 11” green balloon under-inflated. I would say that if this one caught me off guard I would definitely be startled by the feeling.
Zero day old 11” green balloon over-inflated balloon felt like a hard slap. This one hurt, not really bad but the first initial feeling was ouch that hurt but the thought passed pretty quickly. None of these left a mark.
Conclusion:
My hypothesis was wrong. In general, the bigger the balloon the more the balloon pop hurts. Overinflating a balloon will cause it to hurt more and I suspect the more sensitive the skin the balloon is popped against the more it will hurt.
The answer to whether balloons hurt when they pop depends on several factors. Balloons can hurt when they pop. Also, keep in mind that I was expecting these balloons to pop. I was aware and ready when they each popped against my leg. And lastly, I popped the balloons against my leg which isn’t typically considered sensitive skin for me.
Please take caution when popping balloons. Do not pop balloons near babies, children, or animals. You can get hurt when popping balloons.
Can Balloons Pop On Their Own
Have you ever had a balloon pop seemingly all on its own? Balloons can pop on their own. It may seem like nothing makes them pop but really there would be several unseen factors. The sun can cause balloons to pop, both helium-filled and air-filled balloons. Grass, sticks, pine needles, or any other poky object can pop balloons. If the latex becomes stressed a balloon can just spontaneously pop and even static electricity can cause a balloon to pop.
Static Electricity
“Static electricity is an imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material or between materials.”
Wiki
Static electricity can cause balloons to seemingly unprovoked balloon to spontaneously pop.
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