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All Rainbow, All the Time

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After our Disneyland trip last year, we discovered the delights of Qualitex's deco bubbles. These incredibly durable, non-latex balloons, last around a month with any decent Helium, with only a little puckering around the edges, and not only do they never oxidize, they prevent the oxidation of any latex balloons within them. When you see a person at the mall with stuffed deco bubbles, selling them for $10 each, don't laugh so hard, as that balloon will last a month to a month and a half, cheerfully floating around your house. Add to that the fact that with a gentle hand, they can be re-inflated many, many times... and the $2.50 a package at the local balloon outlet sounds quite cheap.

As I'm quite late in reporting on this work, I can report that this balloon lasted about three and a half months with several refills, after being drawn, and that's after having it around several months from Disneyland, with a big mouse-ear balloon slowly deflating inside of it. When it finally did become too damaged to fill and display, it's because it scratched the surface at some point on the zip-ties we use to affix the wires to our computer desks. Even afterwards, it took until a fresh fill to expose the flaw. In short, this is as close to permanent as balloon art can come, and it looks great. I really enjoyed watching it spin and catch the light, shining rainbows on the walls.

Pictured, from left to right, are G3 Rainbow Dash version 1, 9" Styling G3 Rainbow Dash, G4 Rainbow Dash, and G3 Rainbow Dash version 2. The balloon itself has been rotated slightly so that the rainbow swirl on the back side is not directly behind Rainbow Dash.
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717x1080px 485.47 KB
Make
Panasonic
Model
DMC-FH20
Shutter Speed
10/32 second
Aperture
F/3.8
Focal Length
8 mm
ISO Speed
80
Date Taken
Oct 23, 2011, 2:36:53 AM
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datloonerbrony's avatar
you should do one for Pinkie