Is it possible to put a needle in a balloon without bursting it?
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yes,put some sellotape on the balloon first.
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I've never constructed a double helix before, but try using straws with wooden skewers run through them [to act as stabilizers] and spray-painted styrofoam balls.  I know that styrofoam balls aren't actually household items, but you can pick them up pretty easily at a local arts and crafts store.  \n\nIf the teacher doesn't mind, I suppose you could use apples and oranges...  ^^\n\nAnything that is porous and easy to skewer ought to work.  Like an eraser.
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You can rub the needle with a cloth, in one direction for a while. This will "polarise" the needle and it will point to north. you can put it on a small piece of paper in a cup of water. sometimes toilet paper works then what happens is if its a small needle.. the toilet paper gets soaked and sinks.. and the needle stays afloat because of surface tension.. and points north. If you are not sure which way it is pointing is north... look at where the sun is the sun rises in the east and sets in west.. so you can be sure which way your needle is pointing is north.
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??? Do you go to the McGyver School of Science and Technology? I never heard of anything like this, do you have to do it with only one hand? You can try this, inflate a rubber glove and wrap it in plater of paris, or stick your hand (in a glove) into a bucket of plater and let it harden to form a mold. Fill the mold with the material of choice for your prosethic device.
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In all honesty, I don't think it's possible as the ball is pressurized.  Maybe a direct hit of a sharp object would cause the ball to deflate and not "burst."\n\nHope this helps.
785991
there are really no pain free lancing devices, but the best ive found so far in the 7 years ive been a diabetic is the ascensia breeze, you can set the level of the needle...there is one more type that uses a syringe type that is supposed to be a little more comfortable...but you have to rember that your poking the skin, youre going to feel a pinprick.after a while you get used to it...good luck
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Make sure to leave enough air space at the open end of the balloon first of all.  Then, pinch off that end and twist it to hold the water in.  Wrap the open end of the balloon over your finger and pull through to make a standard knot.  Have fun!
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There is a popular toy called a rocket balloon.  It is about 40" long and when you release it, it shoots up in the air and then winds it's way down as it slowly deflates while making a loud airplane type noise.  I've included a link to a picture below.  I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for but it's what came to mind.
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make anything out of the following\nperiscope\nvolcano (Although I don't suggest this - it is a very old project and maybe many will turn up using this)\nA mini hovercraft or hot air baloon (info can be found on net)\nI don't know what it is called but if you know that thing in which we have to take a small hoop across a wire (which is not straight) without touching it. If touched, it will make a sound.\n\nIf none of this suits you, you might watch Backyard Science at National Geographic Channel
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There is a solution used by magicians to make bubbles that are more difficult to break than ordinary bubbles.  These bubbles can be caught and bounced in your hand if you are wearing soft cotton gloves.  This type of bubble could possibly be forced into a square shape, however it would loose it's hard angles the second it was set free.  The force of pressure inside the bubble is always going to force it to expand into a more bulbish rounded shape.  So the answer is YES you can MAKE a square bubble, but it wont stay that way.
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What type of balloons? For balloon designing? balloon twisting? balloon selling?\n\nNot that I know of any but am interested in balloon twisting and will follow this question if that is the info you are seeking...
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Instead of surgury a new recent method has come up in which a deflated balloon is inserted in thru the nose and then it is inflated to open up the vent/duct.Find more from your Dr.
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a balloon filled with petrol next to some wire wool....that should do it
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they drill it with a really thin drill. :)\nor roll it from a foil and then fuse it.\nOr cast it in a pipe with a thin rod throught the middle.\n\nif they can fit thousands of parts onto an inch-square microchip, making a needle shouldn't be that much of a problem.
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On June 3, the bodies of two college students were found in a giant helium balloon in Florida. The week before, a 10-year-old in New Jersey collapsed at a birthday party after sucking helium from a balloon. Is helium really that dangerous?\n\nIt can be. Breathing in pure helium deprives the body of oxygen, as if you were holding your breath. If you couldn't breathe at all, you'd start to die in minutes—as soon as your body exhausted the supply of oxygen stored in the blood. But helium speeds up this process: When the gas fills your lungs, it creates a diffusion gradient that washes out the oxygen. In other words, each breath of helium you take sucks more oxygen out of your system. After inhaling helium, the body's oxygen level can plummet to a hazardous level in a matter of seconds.\n\nYou don't have to worry about fatal asphyxiation if you're sucking from a helium balloon at a party. At worst you'll keep going until you get lightheaded and pass out—at which point you'll stop inhaling helium and your body's oxygen levels will return to normal. Of more concern is the possibility that you'll hurt yourself when you fall down. (The boy in New Jersey bumped his head and needed three stitches.) It's far more dangerous to suck helium out of a pressurized tank: If the gas comes in too quickly, your lungs might burst and hemorrhage.\n\nOf course you're putting yourself in grave danger anytime you climb inside a giant helium balloon. The college kids in Florida weren't the first to attempt this stunt. In 2002, a case report from a Japanese medical journal described a similar episode: A drunken adolescent poked his head into an advertising balloon and asphyxiated. Several authors have also reported cases of suicide by helium inhalation. \n\nDeath by helium still seems to be quite rare. U.S. Poison Control Centers reported only two fatalities between 2000 and 2004. There's still an outcry from concerned parents whenever helium inhalation makes its way into popular culture. Federal Express had to pull a commercial that depicted the munchkins from The Wizard of Oz sucking balloons to keep their voices at a high pitch. Geoffrey, the Toys "R" Us giraffe, got a slap on the hoof for doing the same. \n\nAt the same time, doctors use a mixture of helium and oxygen (called "heliox") to help patients with upper-respiratory blockages. The treatment works because the helium is a very light gas, and it's easier to push it through an obstructed airway. (We get funny voices when we inhale helium because the lighter gas changes the resonant frequencies of our vocal tract.*)
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You can wrap tinfoil around a pencil, then pull the pencil out, make a bend in the tinfoil, widen one end, and there you go.\n\nCrumples up real nice in an emergency too.
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if u really want to get an answer to this question, u need to be more through when asking it. hello? i mean seriously, we dont know anything around the experiment you are working on. so take the noncharged part of the balloon and put it next to the cereal and paper. what do u think will happen. something will and if you did it then you would know.