Re: Solar balloons

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

The only balloon I've made was with ~ 10 yds. of dry cleaner tube (comes
[came?] in a continuous roll).  We filled it with methane.  I managed to talk
the student, who's ag. father had dynamite (stump removal, etc.), from
attaching a stick with fuse to it.

bc

P.s. Times have certainly changed!

James Braunsdorf wrote:

> For the simple balloons I have made from trash bags and drop cloths I have
> used one of the hot air guns that are sold for home tasks like removing
> paint or floor tile.  They get a lot hotter than a regualr hair dryer and
> seem to blow more volume of air too.  Just dont aim it directly at the
> plastic film or it shrivels up.
>
> Jim Braunsdorf
>
> we could
> > > use a small hair dryer to inflate it and have it fly up in the gym.
>
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