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Balloon phobia or globophobia is a fear of balloons. [2] The most common source of fear is the sound of balloons popping, but individuals can also be triggered by their texture and smell. [1] Generally, people with globophobia will refuse to touch, feel, smell, or go near a balloon for fear it will burst. [3]
This is often an unsettling, even disturbing thing for a person with ligyrophobia to observe, as they anticipate a loud sound when the balloon pops. When balloons pop, two types of reactions are heavy breathing and panic attacks. The sufferer becomes anxious to get away from the source of the loud sound and may get headaches. [1]
Balloon skewer experiment. A pin or needle is frequently used to pop a balloon. [4] As the needle or pin creates a hole on the balloon surface, the balloon pops. However, if tape is placed on the part where the hole is created, the balloon will not pop since the tape helps reinforce the elastic tension in that area, preventing the edges of the hole pulling away from the center. [5]
“A fight occurred, and a ‘popping’ sound was heard that we believe was a balloon.” “Guests began running and that’s how the active shooter rumor started," officials added. "There is no ...
Thanks to Twitter, we are able to watch the balloon popping party happen. One guy summoned his inner caveman and just bit the balloons to pop them. Others used one pin at a time.
This guy popping out of a giant water balloon is what dreams are made of
Individuals with exploding head syndrome hear or experience loud imagined noises as they are falling asleep or are waking up, have a strong, often frightened emotional reaction to the sound, and do not report significant pain; around 10% of people also experience visual disturbances like perceiving visual static, lightning, or flashes of light.
Some balloon fetishists "revel in the popping of balloons and [others] may become anxious and tearful at the very thought of popping balloons". [5] Though experiencing extreme fear, anxiety or panic at the thought, sight, sound, touch and smell of balloons is more commonly referred to as "globophobia" and not considered a fetish.