If you're struggling with hiking uphill with a backpack, a helium balloon isn't your best option. There are, however, three things you can do: train, make your backpack lighter, and use trekking ...

The Balloon Boy became world famous in 2009 after his family said he was floating thousands of feet in the air in a homemade ...

As you accelerate forward, the helium balloon will be thrown forwards too. It's a strange sight, especially when compared to a balloon filled with typical air rather than helium.

Helium And Nitrogen. Helium balloons float in air because helium is lighter than air: it has fewer electrons, protons and neutrons than air atoms. air is mostly nitrogen. Helium's molecular weight ...

A device now seeking funding on Kickstarter offers a better way to get help when you need it -- by sending a helium balloon 150 feet in the air. Forget flares. Next time you're in trouble, send up ...

Initially, they budgeted $50, about $1 a balloon. The bill: $139.64. "You can have a party without balloons," said Symington, 43, of Rochester, acknowledging that there are worse things than ...

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

You can apply to ride to space attached to a helium balloon for $180,000. By Aaron Mok. Flights will start at $180,000, though the company is hoping to eventually reduce ...

I'm not saying you should lift yourself up into the air with helium, but if you did, you'd need to take pressure, density, and a few other things into account.

In the colorful confines of Balloon World in Larchmont, the price of helium is a rising concern. "$120 a canister to $240. What we were paying last year is now double," employee Robert Toneatti said.

Helium balloons float in air because helium is lighter than air: it has fewer electrons, protons and neutrons than air atoms air is mostly nitrogen. Helium's molecular weight is only 4 while ...