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Why do balloons float?

Why do balloons float? Can you fill a balloons part way with helium, make an animal out of it and have it float? Definitely in water. In air… well, that depends. This is an application of "Archimedes' Principle" which states that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to [...]

How Latex Balloons Are Made?

How Latex Balloons Are Made? Balloons are manufactured from a liquid rubber called latex. The balloon gets its color from the pigment that is added to the latex. Pigments are both organic and inorganic compounds that absorb certain wavelengths of visible light and reflect others. For example, a red balloon is red because the balloon [...]