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One of our most popular and most frequently done science demonstration uses
balloons.  We have visitors pop balloons during our stop motion photography
activities.  It would be my guess that we use 10,000 balloons a year - we
have never had a complaint.  Of course the photo is worth a 1,000 words:
http://www.destinationets.com/mona/22.jpg (this is a large file so that the
families can download the photo and print it out, but it is worth the
download time.)

Our organization would definitely be missing a large piece of our puzzle
without the use of balloons.

Thanks
Chad Johnson
Director of Education
The Edgerton Explorit Center
http://www.edgerton.org
1.877.694.4032

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Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:45 PM
Subject: Inquiry about balloon use


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Greetings.

Has anyone discontinued the use of balloons in their museum/science
center due to concerns about safety and liability (choking/suffocation)?
We provide standard-sized helium balloons at children's birthday
parties, and this practice is coming under question, so thought I would
consult the group mind.

Thanks,

Karen Keese
National Atomic Museum
Albuquerque, New Mexico




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