For the impedance converter, see the article on balun. In some species of spiders, the practice of using tufts of webbing to be carried by wind currents is also called "ballooning".

A balloon is a flexible bag normally filled with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen or air. Some balloons are purely decorative, others are used for specific purposes. Early balloons were made of dried animal bladders. Modern balloons can be made from materials such as rubber, latex, chloroprene or a nylon fabric. The modern balloon was invented by Michael Faraday in the 1800's, but mass production did not occur until the 1930's.

Use of balloons

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• small balloons (volume of a few litres)
  • toy balloon
  • Papier-mâché
  • balloon animal
  • decoration
  • solar balloon
  • balloon mail as part of a balloon flight competition or to spread information
  • Balloon helicopter
  • Demonstration of rocket propulsion by letting the gas stream away (balloon rocket)
  • Ceiling balloon
• medium balloons (volume of hundreds to thousands of litres)
  • transport of bombs (in World War II, FUGU-Balloon)
  • transport of propaganda (in World War II and in the Cold War)
  • Ceiling balloon
  • Weather balloon used with a Radiosonde
• as fixed balloon
  • for carrying advertising signs
  • to carry antennae for LF and VLF
  • party balloon
• large balloons (volume up to 12000 cubic metres)
  • fixed balloon
    • as manned observation post (before World War II)
    • barrage balloon
    • observation balloon for military reconnaissance
    • positioning atomic bombs for bomb tests in the atmosphere
  • free flying balloons
    • lifting people, usually with a hot air balloon
    • airship actually a buoyant aircraft rather than a balloon
    • research balloon with instrumentation, also to carry telescopes
    • rockoon
    • balloon satellite for space research.
    • espionage balloon for military reconnaissance
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It'll be different next time...because I'm wearing boxers patterned with monkeys of varied facial expressions holding heart-shaped balloons.
hannakat (Hanna Bilinski) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:17:16 -0000
It'll be different next time...because I'm wearing boxers patterned with monkeys of varied facial expressions holding heart-shaped balloons.
Who drives in a snow storm for a fucking bow!!!!!! Or balloons!!!! Or a bdaycard? Can't this shit wait? And don't fucking yell at me lady
praying4ariot (Ashley) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:16:25 -0000
Who drives in a snow storm for a fucking bow!!!!!! Or balloons!!!! Or a bdaycard? Can't this shit wait? And don't fucking yell at me lady
or inflatable rice paper shell casing balloons? .... howwww to avoid the choking hazard....
warrenblyth (Warren Blyth) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:10:04 -0000
or inflatable rice paper shell casing balloons? .... howwww to avoid the choking hazard....
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ThePartyLady (The Partybox Lady) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:10:03 -0000
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@JozyAltidore17 Some jerks in my buddy's apartment building were doing that last May with water balloons. Even better.
Allthingsfooty (Kevin McCauley) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:06:59 -0000
@JozyAltidore17 Some jerks in my buddy's apartment building were doing that last May with water balloons. Even better.
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MissSuuzeeEstro (Susanah Estro Crown) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:01:58 -0000
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