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Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:48:05 pm
I have never mastered the art of playing with balloons. My earliest attempts at playing with them involved bouncing or squishing them. That always ended in an explosion. Along with that came the awful feeling of disappointment and the guilt of having destroyed a gift.
I recall my longest lasting balloon. It was one that I received at the dentist's office. I was cautious with that one. I only played with the electrostatic properties of the balloon and avoided exertion of pressure on it as much as possible. Three days later, my mother decided to throw it away because she assumed that I had lost interest in it.
I still don't understand why adults give balloons to children and I still don't know how to play with them. Maybe it's too simple for me to understand.
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1) deleted, Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:44:05 am
That's the beauty of a balloon..they are toys that don't last long.
Their explosion is part of the appeal for me..makes me tense and alert to be careful with it but they are so fun to play with during the time you have them that you sometimes overcome the pressure threshold of the balloon and suddenly you are surprised by their demise.
This is probably the earliest example of what of termination, and or demise is for children. It's a toy with a sad, sick lesson associated with it.
Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:45:57 am
re: comment#1
That's the beauty of a balloon..they are toys that don't last long.
Their explosion is part of the appeal for me..makes me tense and alert to be careful with it but they are so fun to play with during the time you have them that you sometimes overcome the pressure threshold of the balloon and suddenly you are surprised by their demise.
This is probably the earliest example of what of termination, and or demise is for children. It's a toy with a sad, sick lesson associated with it.
How do you play with them?Their explosion is part of the appeal for me..makes me tense and alert to be careful with it but they are so fun to play with during the time you have them that you sometimes overcome the pressure threshold of the balloon and suddenly you are surprised by their demise.
This is probably the earliest example of what of termination, and or demise is for children. It's a toy with a sad, sick lesson associated with it.
Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:46:16 am
re: comment#1
That's the beauty of a balloon..they are toys that don't last long.
Their explosion is part of the appeal for me..makes me tense and alert to be careful with it but they are so fun to play with during the time you have them that you sometimes overcome the pressure threshold of the balloon and suddenly you are surprised by their demise.
This is probably the earliest example of what of termination, and or demise is for children. It's a toy with a sad, sick lesson associated with it.
Does this mean you like flowers?Their explosion is part of the appeal for me..makes me tense and alert to be careful with it but they are so fun to play with during the time you have them that you sometimes overcome the pressure threshold of the balloon and suddenly you are surprised by their demise.
This is probably the earliest example of what of termination, and or demise is for children. It's a toy with a sad, sick lesson associated with it.
Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:03:32 am
My favorite things to do with balloons were to tie a string to them, then bounce them off of things, including and especially people, especially adults; and to rub them until they're full of static electricity, then go around seeing what they would stick to and what they wouldn't, and walking up behind people and using the static electricity in it to make their hair stick out. I liked the squeaky sound they made when you'd rub them on your skin or someone else's.
You could also grip just past the knot, pull hard on the spout, and let it go. This would launch the balloon like a weapon, and with larger and tighter balloons, you could launch them farther.
I liked to squish them, too, though. I knew they would explode, so I made a game of it. I would sit on the balloon and bounce, and see how long it took for it to explode. It never took very long.
Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:05:26 am
re: comment#4
My favorite things to do with balloons were to tie a string to them, then bounce them off of things, including and especially people, especially adults; and to rub them until they're full of static electricity, then go around seeing what they would stick to and what they wouldn't, and walking up behind people and using the static electricity in it to make their hair stick out. I liked the squeaky sound they made when you'd rub them on your skin or someone else's.
You could also grip just past the knot, pull hard on the spout, and let it go. This would launch the balloon like a weapon, and with larger and tighter balloons, you could launch them farther.
I liked to squish them, too, though. I knew they would explode, so I made a game of it. I would sit on the balloon and bounce, and see how long it took for it to explode. It never took very long.
Interesting. I never tried the launching technique.You could also grip just past the knot, pull hard on the spout, and let it go. This would launch the balloon like a weapon, and with larger and tighter balloons, you could launch them farther.
I liked to squish them, too, though. I knew they would explode, so I made a game of it. I would sit on the balloon and bounce, and see how long it took for it to explode. It never took very long.
Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:13:49 am
re: comment#5
Interesting. I never tried the launching technique.
You should. It's fun. It helps if you tie two knots in it. It's the thickness and weight of the knot that launches the balloon. And you have to be really careful not to pull back on the spout because sometimes the balloon will simply rip in your hand if you pull too hard.
Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:08:34 am
I didn't realize that you were supposed to play with them...
Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:12:42 am
re: comment#7
I didn't realize that you were supposed to play with them...
What did you do with them?Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:15:22 am
re: comment#8
What did you do with them?
usually forget about them after a minute?Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:28:40 am
agrees with: comment#9
usually forget about them after a minute?
Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:57:14 am
re: comment#7
I didn't realize that you were supposed to play with them...
You're not supposed to do anything with them. They're balloons; you can do whatever you want with them.
Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:59:23 am
My favorite things to do with them were launching, as john described (though I never figured out that additional knots would enhance the activity in any way), and trying to keep them airborne without letting them come to rest on any surface.
Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:33:31 pm
Did you use other body parts or did you generate wind?
Tue Nov 23, 2010 1:39:10 am
Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:03:42 am
I was wondering the same thing, though. Did you get under the balloon and blow upward?
Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:17:19 am
agrees with: comment#15
I was wondering the same thing, though. Did you get under the balloon and blow upward?
Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:43:40 am
I tried that a few times, but I thought it was boring.
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18) deleted, Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:21:53 pm
re: comment#3
Does this mean you like flowers?
I like to photograph flowers. I also like to look at them too. And I do not mind flowers in their prime dying on my watch. It's interesting to look at too. But of course the prime ones always catch my attention. This a long-winded way of saying that I like flowers.
Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:28:08 pm
re: comment#18
I like to photograph flowers. I also like to look at them too.
And I do not mind flowers in their prime dying on my watch. It's interesting to look at too. But of course the prime ones always catch my attention. This a long-winded way of saying that I like flowers.
I was referring to receiving flowers. I consider it to be a disturbing symbol of affection because flowers that are given usually die soon after they are received.And I do not mind flowers in their prime dying on my watch. It's interesting to look at too. But of course the prime ones always catch my attention. This a long-winded way of saying that I like flowers.
Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:28:34 pm
re: comment#19
I was referring to receiving flowers. I consider it to be a disturbing symbol of affection because flowers that are given usually die soon after they are received.
I think it's only good to give someone flowers if it's in a pot with soil.