In 2009, a Colorado family falsely claimed their young son floated away in a homemade balloon. The boy later deflated the ...

Did Georgia ban helium balloon releases? Not quite. Here’s what the new law actually says and why social media is confused.

Most new laws in Georgia passed during the 2025 legislative session take effect today, July 1. But there isn't one related to ...

KidsPost Helium isn’t just for balloons. It’s a valuable technology resource. The element -- which is rare on Earth -- is used in rockets, smartphones and medical equipment.

David Blaine, in a stunt livestreamed on YouTube, soared to an altitude of about 4.7 miles piloting more than four dozen helium balloons.

David Blaine moved his balloon-flying stunt, to be livestreamed on YouTube, from the New York City area to Arizona.

So what happens to a helium balloon, flying freely inside your vehicle? Surely it too will be thrown backwards as you accelerate in the forwards direction? Well, as you may have already intuited, no.

Social media is awash with people doing outrageous things for views, however one Indian YouTuber has taken this too far by tying helium balloons to his pet dog, and sending it floating into the ...

With helium,” one user shared. This is true. Dollar Tree sells the number balloons with helium for only $5. However, the size of these balloons are unclear. The Party City ones are 34 inches.

More than three years ago, the Sandia-operated atmospheric measurement facility in Alaska switched from launching helium -filled weather balloons to launching weather balloons filled with hydrogen ...