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Using a balloon as a computer input device

October 24, 2011 @ 9:36 pm

Why are Japanese inventions always so weird? An overall culture of sexual frustration seems to bring out the worst in human-computer interactive gadgets. This huggable balloon is no exception.

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Tim Burton to design a scary balloon for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

October 23, 2011 @ 10:51 pm

Photo: Richard Perry/The New York Times This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature a new balloon by filmmaker and artist Tim Burton. It will be like the 1989 Batman film, right?! Haha!

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Dubstep water balloon fight

September 6, 2011 @ 11:58 pm

Nearly 9000 people got together at the University of Kentucky to set a world record for the world’s largest water balloon fight.

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Bert the cat vs balloon cat

August 31, 2011 @ 6:56 pm

HAHAHAHAHA! This was great! [via]

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Giant water balloon filmed in slow motion

May 5, 2011 @ 9:45 pm

First of all, where do you get a balloon this big? Secondly, who would have thought that it would take so many tries to just pop the damn thing? Looks fun though. I want one.

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Video of a MacBook Air hanging from a helium balloon

January 31, 2011 @ 10:37 pm

Ha! Did you actually believe this was real? Of course not! The MacBook Air is light, but it ain’t that light! You can’t see it, but this clever store display uses a thin wire to hold the balloon (and the … Continue reading →

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