From: "Fred Harshberger" <Fred@BalloonDude.com>
To: <balloon@balloonhq.com>, <inlite@webtv.net>
Subject: Re: Manioli?  "Independent invention"
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 03:27:24 -0800

Raisin Twist?
Detailed instructions are in the Guide at BalloonHQ, but. . .
the basic idea is to put something inside a balloon, (like a scrap of
balloon knotted into a "raisin" size lump), so that when the balloon is
inflated, you can grip the lump (inside the balloon), from outside the
balloon, and twist it, making a point of attachment for another balloon.
Most commonly used to attach to the side of a large or round balloon. I most
frequently use it to attach the ears when making an elephant head from a
large Geo balloon. (As shown in "The Ride Inside" book). I got the idea from
an old camper's trick for tying a rope onto a tarp where there is no
grommet, by putting a small rock on the other side and tying the rope around
the rock-lump in the tarp. It was later posted to the balloon line by
someone else that thought of it independently, *and* realized it was a
useful twist that was not commonly known. Another good reason for balloon
jams. . . to find out what other people may or may not know. What seems
obvious to one person can be a revelation to someone else.   :o)
Twisting balloons. . .what a concept!
M.Y.T.B.M.A.Y.P.F.
Fred Harshberger
"The Balloon Dude"
Simi Valley, CA

----- Original Message -----
To: Fred Harshberger <Fred@BalloonDude.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 2:20 AM
Subject: Re: Manioli? "Independent invention""


Would you please post instructions for a raisin twist to the list. And
what would you use it for .I have not a clue. Thanks lots .I NEED to
know.

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