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2. Thundersticks - Wikipedia

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   Thundersticks branded for the Real Madrid soccer team Supporters of the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball celebrate Late Night at the Phog with thundersticks. Thundersticks, sometimes known as bambams, are long, narrow plastic balloons that are used as promotional noise makers.

3. Zero-pressure balloons - Wikipedia

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   A zero-pressure balloon (ZP) is a style of aerostatic balloon that is unsealed at its base, creating a mechanism by which lifting gas can vent out the bottom of the balloon when the balloon becomes full, allowing the balloon to float at stable altitudes. During the day the gas heats up in the sun, and at night the gas cools causing them to descend.

4. Superpressure balloon - Wikipedia

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   A super pressure balloon in flight Flight profile of super-pressure balloons versus zero-pressure balloons. A superpressure balloon (SPB) is a style of aerostatic balloon where the volume of the balloon is kept relatively constant in the face of changes in ambient pressure outside the balloon, and the temperature of the contained lifting gas.

5. US Fish and Wildlife Service wants public to know about ... - AOL

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   The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is imploring Americans not to let go of balloons outside. According to the agency, their impact on wild animals is quite negative — and often fatal. Many ...

6. Balloon - Wikipedia

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   The balloons used for sculpture are made of extra-stretchy rubber so that they can be twisted and tied without bursting. Since the pressure required to inflate a balloon is inversely proportional to the diameter of the balloon, these tiny tubular balloons are extremely hard to inflate initially. A pump is usually used to inflate these balloons.

7. Here's why meteorologists launch weather balloons every day

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   Synchronized weather balloon launches have helped meteorologists create forecasts over the past 150 years, and now the old tradition is going high tech. Twice a day - every day of the year ...