| There are two ways to blow up a balloon. You could | | | | But don't give up hope, there are exercises you can |
| use a pump or your lungs. I highly suggest you use a | | | | do to help you inflate pencil balloons. |
| pump. Blowing up a balloon by mouth is very difficult. | | | | Breath in as deep as you can fast as you can and |
| Why are the thin balloons harder to blow up then the | | | | hold it for a few seconds. Exhale much as you can as |
| round balloons? Round balloons have an evenly | | | | fast as you can as hold it for a few seconds. Do this |
| displaced diameter. This means that as the balloon | | | | repeated for a few minutes or until you get light |
| inflates its volume gets greater, thus the pressure is | | | | headed or dizzy. If you get dizzy or light headed |
| the same through out the balloon. Thin balloons, like | | | | your doing it right. |
| pencils, have a much smaller diameter and length to it. | | | | Try this a few times a day for a few weeks. If you |
| This means that the volume is much less than a | | | | can go longer and longer before you get light headed |
| round balloon while its surface area is about the | | | | then your progressing nicely. |
| same. The result is that the pressure of a thin balloon | | | | Another method is to start out blowing up larger |
| is incredibly stronger. | | | | balloons and work your way down. Try blowing up a |
| So how do you over come its massive pressure? Is | | | | 350Q and once you can blow it up easily move down |
| there a trick? The trick to inflating a balloon by | | | | to a 260Q. Who know you may also be able to work |
| mouth is blow really hard. Simple enough? Not really. | | | | down to a 160Q. Kind of a twelve step program for |
| It's easier said then done. | | | | balloons. |