From: "Highlight Balloons Inc." <highlight@home.com>
To: "Balloon Head Quarters" <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>
Subject: Dance Floor Canopy Calculation Needed
Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 10:01:59 -0700

Good Day Everyone

I need a bit of help figuring out a calculation.  I have read through all of
my CBA material and search the archives.  Found one article from Don
Barrucci, but can not find the actual math equation.

The size of the dance floor is 38X28, since reading the article by Don I
have learned that I can not do an full canopy and have changed the design to
open air, but I would still like to figure out the weight per base pole for
both full and open air.

The lift capacity for an 11" balloon is .35 oz. so using a 1000 balloons as
an example am I correct in the following:
1000 x .35 = 350 ounces
350 ounces divided by 16 oz. = 21.88 lbs.
Is this 21.88 lbs., pounds per base pole or total?

Or am I completely nuts....and not have the calculation even close.
Again this is a time sensitive...as I may need to have more base weights
made before the weekend.

Any help that someone could provide would be great.
Thanks so much
Brenda Roed, CBA
Highlight Balloons Inc.
"We Rise to Your Occasion"