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2. Totex - Wikipedia

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   A TX balloon at Cambridge Bay Upper Air station, Nunavut, Canada. Totex Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of meteorological balloons. The company began production of balloons in 1937. They currently produce three types of balloons: TA is a rubber/latex balloon and was developed in 1940. CR is a chloroprene balloon and was developed in 1966.

3. California Balloon Law - Wikipedia

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   Do not use metallic ribbon with helium-filled balloons; Although the law was put into effect in 1990, the issue of foil balloons being a hazard resurfaced in 2008. A senate bill was proposed to ban the sale of all foil balloons by the year 2010 due to the increased number of power outages. [citation needed] The bill was California Senate Bill 1499.

4. Neil Tillotson - Wikipedia

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   Neil E. Tillotson (December 16, 1898 – October 17, 2001) was the inventor of the modern production methods for latex balloons and latex gloves [1] as well as the founder of Tillotson Rubber Company.

5. Water balloon - Wikipedia

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   A selection of filled water balloons. A water balloon or water bomb is a balloon, often made of latex rubber, filled with water. Water balloons are used in a summer pastime of cooling off through water balloon fights. Water balloons are also popular for celebrations, including celebrating Holi and Carnival in India, Nepal, and several other ...

6. Balloon - Wikipedia

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   Balloons are often deliberately released, creating a so-called balloon rocket. Balloon rockets work because the elastic balloons contract on the air within them, and so when the mouth of the balloon is opened, the gas within the balloon is expelled out, and due to Newton's third law of motion, the balloon is propelled forward. This is the same ...

7. Lawnchair Larry flight - Wikipedia

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   Like Walters, Couch had a BB gun on hand to shoot the balloons in order to initiate descent. After the flight, he developed a way to release helium from the balloons, allowing for a more controlled descent. [10] [23] During a second flight on July 5, 2008, Couch realized his goal of interstate travel when he landed safely in western Idaho. The ...