BalloonHQ.com membership - support balloon education
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:23:54 +0200
From: Jan Lissens W 51737 <lissensj@access.bel.alcatel.be>
To: Uncle Curt <unclecurt@unclecurtandhugs.com>
Subject: Re: Helium..twist adds weight

Uncle Curt wrote:

> Twists do not add weight.  The space you must leave in the end of the
> balloon so you can twist decreases the amount of helium you can put in the
> balloon , which equals less lift per twist needed.
> Uncle Curt

Make whatever figure you were going to make out of 350s and use as little
exess balloons as possible. this will help the creations float, albeit
uncontrolably. The best wat to do it in my opinion is use invisible string to
attach them to helium-filled rounds.


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