Re: Surplus weather balloon source?

[Brian Whatcott <betwys@DIRECTVINTERNET.COM>]

Excellent thought! School demonstrators have been known to get the
 black plastic variety to levitate in sunlight.

 This is about as cheap as it goes, I believe.

Brian

At 12:06 PM 9/20/02, Bernard Cleyet wrote:
> Not suitable for your purpose, but possibly useful for others.  That's a
> wiener balloon --a variety from 2" to 6' in circumference and lengths to
> 750' (depends on thickness and width on the roll; 2 => 6 mill)   Wow!
> 17% of a mile balloon!!
>
> Well probably not practical.  Back in ca. 1965, I made one about four
> yd.. long.  We filled with methane (Jr. College w/o He.).  worked
> well.   One of the students worked in a dry cleaners, and supplied it.
>
> Another source:  Uline (shipping specialists (800 295 5510)
>
> bc
>
>
> Tucker Hiatt wrote:
>
> > The Stanford University Chemistry Department has given supporters of
> > Wonderfest, the San Francisco Bay Area Festival of Science
> > <http://www.wonderfest.org>, permission to fly a huge helium-filled
> > balloon over their Mudd Chemistry Bldg. to advertise Wonderfest.
> > They'll supply the helium if we supply the balloon.
> >
> > The best that I've been able to find on the 'net so far is this:
> > <http://www.angelfire.com/oh/ohiodeal/balloon.html>.  It's
> > eye-catching, but not particularly big.  Does any PHYS-Ler have a
> > better source?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tucker
> > --
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> > Tucker Hiatt, Director
> > Wonderfest
> > P.O. Box 887
> > (39 Fernhill Avenue)
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> > thiatt@usfca.edu [Note new address!]
> > 415-577-1126 (voice)
> > 415-454-2535 (fax)
> > http://www.wonderfest.org
> >
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Brian Whatcott
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