Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 01:27:26 -0500 (EST)
From: Sheena Beaverson <sbeavers@balloonhq.com>
To: balloon@balloonhq.com
Subject: Re: Trek Balloons

Jan and everyone,

I'd like to ask (beg) everyone NOT to make the visor Jan described (see
below).  He gave everyone such a range of great choices, there's no need
to fall back to this visor.  There are so many wonderful balloon
sculptures out there, there is just no reason to make anything that
requires a person to position the balloon directly over their eyes or
ears. If your a making a life-sized Georie, by all means use the visor as
a finishing touch to your artwork... but please, don't use the sculpture
for a human.

Jan, sorry to come down so hard on you... we all know your love of twists
sci-fi and rely on it for cool ideas.  I just like to err on the
side of safety/ caution when it comes to sculptures that have the
potential for accidents built in...  this warning was more for the newer
people to the list, who may not have had time to consider all the risks/
hazards.

Sheena

(just my own opinion, by the way, not some official BHQ stance)



> Hello, Richard and all interested twisters...
> 
> GEORDI`s VISOR
> 
> Inflate a transparent 260. Make a 1 inch pinchtwist, a 5 inch bubble and a 1
> inch pinchtwist. Discard the rest. With one or two uninflated 260s, mae a strap
> and attach it to each side of the five inch bubble. Draw the vertical
> gridpattern of the visor onto the 5 inch bubble. Position in front of the eyes.
> Voila, quick and easy...