Navy Blue Balloons Playing and Popping on a Windy Day, Forest Balloon Play to Pop 30

[@forestballoon]

Hi Everyone, thanks for checking out this new video. Maybe you will notice that this video is a bit different from past videos of my channel. The difference is that I followed the suggestion of @Maandaryn to only inflate the balloons about 80% rather than fully filling them or even overinflating them as I do in some videos. The result was that most of the balloons lasted much longer than those of my past "windy day" balloon videos. I would appreciate if those who watch this video and read this would leave comments with their thoughts about adding more "play" to my "play to pop" videos as I have done here with the idea by @Maandaryn.

[@Nbowa]

I love the sheer randomness and unknown fate of each throw. For windy days, 80% inflating is almost a must if the loon has a fighting chance as each bounce with so much wind force and speed.

[@forestballoon]

@@Nbowa Yes, never know what to expect next with balloons and the wind. You "hit the nail on the head" when it comes to what is going on with the balloons. It is often amazing what the balloons can endure with the speed of the wind and inflating them less enhances this even more. Thanks for your comment and your encouragement!

[@peterdavies8055]

You certainly have a following of fans who enjoy your videos. I suppose whatever you produce, we enjoy. Thanks for making these videos.

[@forestballoon]

@peterdavies8055 Glad you like them. My pleasure!

[@vinylpuma1]

Great way to start the new year, thank you kindly for sharing!

[@forestballoon]

@vinylpuma1 Happy New Year to you too! A new year, some new balloons, agree that this is a great way to start the new year! Glad to share and appreciate you sharing your thoughts!

[@edwardfollows6067]

I like how you chase them and how they pop as you grab them. I remember doing that in my younger years and waiting to hear the pop, especially on cold days.

[@forestballoon]

@@edwardfollows6067 Yes, a number of my early childhood memories center around experiences involving balloons popping. Left quite an impression on me too.

[@mrwindz]

Just stumbled upon this video and I must say this was satisfying to watch! Watching the balloon float around in the forest feels kind of dreamy. You gained a sub!

[@forestballoon]

@mrwindz Welcome to my channel! Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for your comment.

[@peterdavies8055]

Must agree filling to about 80% is more entertaining than filling the balloons up to 100% and more, getting the neck to inflate as well. More often hitting the ground on first punch out, the balloon would pop. With the new scheme it is entertaining to try and guess which punch out is going to burst the balloon. We know eventually the fate of the balloon, but when? Yeah a good change of tact.

[@forestballoon]

@peterdavies8055 Appreciate your response and feedback on this! Yes, I can see that this new approach is going to improve the experience considerably, particularly when it comes to strong wind as in this video. Not sure why I didn't think of this myself with all the videos I have done with fully and overfilled balloons popping so quickly on windy days. Guess that I kind of like the balloons filled way up and even a little overfilled. Well, I guess that I will save that for calm days! Thanks for your comment!

[@MH-rc4wf]

I think it would be more exciting if you used 24 inch balloons, like in one of your videos. Even fully inflated, these can withstand more branches. You could also let several balloons fly at once. That way you would have to decide which one to save 😁 Have a happy new year and keep up the great work

[@forestballoon]

@MH-rc4wf Using 24 inch balloons rather than 18 inch is a good idea, something that I have been considering for a while. Though I like 24 inch balloons unfortunately it comes down to cost and choice. In my research 24 inch balloons are 2X, 3X and even 4X the price of 18 inch balloons. In the case of the more reasonable 2X price balloons the only brand that I have found has the balloons only available in assorted color packages that include colors that are less attractive, which I wouldn't choose if they were available in single colors. Also, I find some of the colors are less durable but here again I don't have choice with these. I will keep looking, in the mean time I will continue to produce some 24 inch balloon videos. Currently there is one 24 inch video on my channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3K3gZ5qd5hpqNU Your suggestion of having multiple balloons at the same time is a good one. I have been considering this for a while, in fact I did some experimenting with it early on. I inflated multiple balloons and put them in shrubs and low trees and tried to keep them all from popping as puffs of wind came through. I ran into the problem that as I saved some, others would pop but they would be out of view of the camera and so the experience would be missed. Also, I came to realize that this was rather stressful and uncomfortable for me. Guess that I have never been good at multitasking! Personally I enjoy concentrating on a single balloon as in the trees or on a windy day, but when it comes to more than that I find it uncomfortably stressful. This may just be a case of needing to find the best way to do it, to work out the mechanics to make it work, but right now I don't have a good way to do this. I am open for specific suggestions though! Thanks for your suggestions! They are both big subjects for me, I will continue to work on both of them. I also appreciate your encouragement! Happy New Year to you too!

[@Maandaryn]

Hello, I noticed something funny in your video :) of course, as you mentioned earlier, the balloons now fly longer before they burst :) .40 seconds of the video is great :D Balloon boomerang :D. I'm very happy that you checked my suggestions :). I wish you a great fun :) in the new year :)

[@forestballoon]

@Maandaryn Yes, "balloon boomerang" as you are saying happens a lot, particularly on windy days like in this video. I throw the balloon up and then the wind sends it right back at me. I usually don't show this in the videos because this doesn't seem quite as exciting as when the balloon bumps into things but it does add to the challenge. I keep throwing the balloon away and it keeps coming back! The particularly funny times is when balloon goes in circles in the air before coming back! Thanks for your comment and happy new year to your too!

[@JayMaxx-ng9xo]

Personally i liked it when they were overinflated since uou never know when they could pop and makes them much more fragile. But i can see how other people would like them being less inflated. Im biased as someone who likes my balloons extra full lol

[@forestballoon]

@JayMaxx-ng9xo I agree with what you are saying. Personally I like to fill the balloons up all the way and even over inflating them! For the videos on a calm day, such as the videos of balloons in trees, I will continue to blow them up big because that does make them more fragile as you are saying, they also float better when they are bigger. For the videos on a windy day, such as this video, I will continue to inflate them less because with the strong winds they need to be a bit more durable. In this way will have it both ways. I definitely share your bias, big, fully filled and overfilled balloons are fun! Thanks for your comment, I appreciate you letting me know your preference!

[@JayMaxx-ng9xo]

Ah that makes sense

[@EbrahimKhalid_77]

Can you do a video inflating balloons to their max and let them deflate? Like you let the balloon go and fly up in the sky while deflating. (like how people play with rocket balloons)

[@forestballoon]

@EbrahimKhalid_77 Yes, I like your suggestion! What you are describing actually happens a lot. Often when I inflate a balloon to the max as you say there is not enough neck left to tie the balloon so I just twist the balloon instead. But then sometimes the twisting comes undone when I throw the balloon up in the air and then the balloon flies around all over the place as it is deflating as you are saying. I thought about making a video of this a while ago but I forgot about the idea. This would be fun, you never know what the balloon will do as it is deflating! I will work to get a video on the site like this that shows the times that balloons fly away as you are saying. It probably won't be right away, will probably be another month or two because I have other videos in "the queue" for the upcoming weeks but I will keep your suggestion in mind. Thanks, I appreciate your comment and your suggestion, great suggestion!

[@EbrahimKhalid_77]

@ no problem!!!

[@Ottlaw67]

Where did you get the balloons from?

[@forestballoon]

@Ottlaw67 I purchase these balloons from Amazon.com. They are navy blue 18 inch Zwzliulian brand balloons. Note that from what I have heard they may only be available in the US. Here is a link though this link may only work in the US. a.co/d/aUJ2z14