8/11/2018

Here Is Information On Santa Fe Balloons

By Ann Sanders


Since balloons have become an essential part of almost all events, a celebration is not considered complete without their presence. Children normally enjoy seeing and playing with them. Also, the temptation of bobbing a balloon is also irresistible among adults. It is however interesting to know that the first balloons were not made for fun. Here are facts regarding Santa Fe Balloons.

Back in the time of their invention, the inventor Michael Faraday was not inspired by fun to make them. Instead it was out of serious work and experiments with gases that these elastic bags came into existence in 1824. They were filled with various gases and studied thoroughly. To make a balloon, two rubber sheets were pressed together and a circular shape cut at the edges. Flour was then rubbed into the opposing surfaces to make sure they did not stick together.

Initially, pig bladders and animal intestines were used as toy balloons before the rubber balloon were invented. As time went by, the balloon continues to evolve. Currently, they are being produced in factories and can be used for a wide range of applications. Some of the modern uses include advertising, entertainment and decoration.

Artists have used them for a long period of time to display art. The balloons that artists use are usually made of rubber that allows them to stretch extensively. For advertisement purposes, service providers and companies use printed or huge blimps to broadcast their services, events or products.

There are various substances that one can use to inflate a balloon with. These products include air, water, and various gases such as helium, nitrous oxide, oxygen and hydrogen. Balloons are currently being made out of various types of materials that include polychrolopane, rubber, latex, and nylon fabric among many others. The diversity of colors is so great to allow buyers a wide choice. Their fabric is made stronger in cases where they are used in fields like transportation, meteorology, military defense and health purposes.

Balloons are widely used for a number of purposes since they are of low density and their cost is affordable. Helium is as a gas is lighter than air, and for this reason, when these bags are inflated with it they float in the air. Raw materials are obtained from rubber trees to make latex balloons. Latex is usually harvested from the barks of rubber trees. Latex is a biodegradable material, which makes it very suitable for this purpose.

Environmentally conscious companies manufacture these bags using latex. The companies get latex from trees without necessarily having to cut them down, which promotes afforestation. By this practice, a tree is able to produce latex for more than 40 years. Releasing a balloon into the air is a common practice. The bags normally reach a certain height and freeze before rupturing and returning to the ground.

To finalize, it is comforting to know that as much as people release balloons into the atmosphere, they return as small soft slivers of rubber. However, whether they affect the environment depends on the biodegradability of the material used to make them. People must also understand that the risk of suffocation posed by these products is real.




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