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During the production of the 1973 film The Exorcist, make-up artist Dick Smith used trichloroethane, a liquid, to achieve the effect of welt-like letters being raised on a foam latex stomach. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He went on to develop and refine air bladder effects for the 1980 film Altered States , [ 2 ] [ 4 ] which depicts lumps rippling beneath a ...
A latex balloon will conform to the shape of the trachea, blocking the airway and making it difficult to expel with the Heimlich maneuver. [10] In addition, if the foreign body is able to absorb water, such as a bean, seed, or corn, among other things, it may swell over time leading to a more severe obstruction.
Latex allergy is a medical term encompassing a range of allergic reactions to the proteins present in natural rubber latex. [1] It generally develops after repeated exposure to products containing natural rubber latex. When latex-containing medical devices or supplies come in contact with mucous membranes, the membranes may absorb latex proteins.
Latex balloons may disintegrate, but the process can take many months. In the meantime, biologists say: The balloons look like food to some animals, particularly if they end up near or in water ...
The mother of a 7-year-old who died while playing with a balloon wants to warn parents about the dangers. "Alexandra was my world and I don’t know how I’m supposed to go on without her in my ...
A look at why there are so many balloons up there — launched for purposes of war, weather, science, business or just goofing around; why they're getting attention now; and how the U.S. is likely ...
The 1988 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes the event as a world record "largest ever mass balloon release", with 1,429,643 balloons launched. [10] [11] Guinness no longer measures balloon releases. [12] Balloonfest '86 was the subject of the 2017 short documentary film Balloonfest. [13]
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.