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Beware of balloons, health department chief warns


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15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“If people do not know what type of gas the balloon is filled with, they should avoid being near balloons for their safety,” she said. “Moreover, if gas tanks are used at parties or events, they should be maintained in good condition, placed in an open area with good ventilation.”

Just ban hydrogen use in balloons.... simple !

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And silly me, I thought the headline was referring to those party balloons that, appropriately applied, make people laugh and happy .

 

Why not simple forbid the use of hydrogen in balloons and offer rewards for reporting offenders?????

 

Or as Basil would say : Sybil Fawlty from Torquay, .....

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2 hours ago, cmrichsw said:

I think walking across any road here is much more dangerous than balloons

Walking across any road, anywhere has potential danger. 

 

Balloons are fine. Not many party-goes set fire to them. Where is the source of combustion. Oh wait cigarettes. There is the real danger?

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There is a finite amount of Elemental Helium available.   It is not a gas that can be generated.    Once it is gone,   it will literally be "In the ether."

 

Hydrogen esp hydrogen sulfide, can be generated any number of ways and is explosive as can be and it stinks like rotten eggs and curry farts.

 

So the keywords here are Hydrogen, Helium, and ether,    None of these are as much fun as Nitrous Oxide (which is also as explosive as can be)    An then there is ether, as in (diethyl ether)  which is is not in the ether either,  but a liquid that is so volatile that it turns to a gas (or vapor).

 

So in essence,   it is clear that balloons should be given a wide berth. 

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16 hours ago, Number 6 said:

What sort of idiot would fill a balloon with hydrogen? Seriously.

 

Hindenburg_disaster.jpg

Ah, yes. The infamous Porntip Zeppelin tragedy in Sattahip, 1947!  Oh, the humanity! 
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3 hours ago, Jaxxper said:

Tell me they mean helium and not hydrogen....

Sorry to break the bad news... yes Hydrogen in party balloons!

It seems that its main advantage is being much cheaper than helium which is why Thais use it.

Aside from that is its relatively low vapor pressure, which makes it easier to store and handle in compressed form. Actually, hydrogen is the only gas that is lighter than helium.

However, it has a very big disadvantage: It is highly flammable which doesn't seem to bother anyone?

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17 hours ago, sirineou said:

I am alway careful of Baboons

but Why would anyone put helium in Baboons ? as if they were not a nuisance already why would we want them Floating around ??

Personally i am outraged

IF ONE Blows up a balloon I always thought it was carbon dioxide from ones breath COULD BE WRONG as I am not a chemist ???!!!

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17 hours ago, Number 6 said:

What sort of idiot would fill a balloon with hydrogen? Seriously.

 

Hindenburg_disaster.jpg

Blame the Americans for that one  The Zeppelins were designed to use helium, not hydrogen, but at that time the only commercial source of helium was in the US and they wouldn't sell it to the Germans on the (understandable) grounds that it would give them the range to cross the Atlantic and bomb the east coast.

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I hate it when they pop all the ballows at the end of party's, you either choke on the carbon monoxide from where they blew them up with a motorbike exhaust or you get covered in spit from where they blew them up with their mouth 

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