New article on the dangers of popping.

[Guest]

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/uoa-pgt013017.php

This is a story of how loud a balloon is to pop. If you are Canadian, your government doesn't want you to B2P as it is too loud. But cute guy b2p in this video as well.

[PBK]

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For our monthly safety meeting at work, we did a topic on noise and the dangers to hearing and on the decibel chart balloons were right up there with a shotgun report.
Being an ex infantry soldier with 10 years service and jump qualified I am no stranger to noise. And my hearing is very bad for my age. Having shooting as a hobby doesn't help either. I double up on hearing protection every time I am exposed to noise. Recreationally or occupationally.

[wildheart]

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I don’t know what balloons they used but to be 4 dB louder than a shotgun seem excessive. The only way to get that result I can think of, is to have the decimetre pretty much touching the balloon.

[Black_Bear]

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I don’t know what balloons they used but to be 4 dB louder than a shotgun seem excessive. The only way to get that result I can think of, is to have the decimetre pretty much touching the balloon.

It was close. They also used Qtex balloons.

[Sarah]

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:-) boom. So nice. So long as someone else is blowing.

[Kiltieman]

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It was a balloon popping gthat started me on the big circle of balloon fetish and fear. I was about 5yo and my mum had blown a big yellow balloon up and drew a face on it. We patted it around for ages until pum..pum..BANG!!
I was traumatised. My fear of balloons for years after was actually a fear of the anticipation of the balloon popping without warning.
The point of this is that I can see the obvious damage to hearing but also psychological damage in some cases like mine.

[frankfrank]

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on the decibel chart balloons were right up there with a shotgun report.

That is why I'm careful about what I do with balloons in a hotel room (topic of another thread). I always think it's possible the police might be called, because the neighboring room might think somebody is shooting.

[Loonyguy2020]

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Danger of popping is not only a matter of noise level but the shards which can reach U at a high speed and still in retraction. One BTP session (I was obliged to because of a challenge) was a bad experience for me since I was injured at the eye (internal bleeding). Well recovered and just a bad souvenir.
So wearing earplugs and popping-googles should be safer ... for the hard-poppers

[PompousBalloon]

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I mistakenly blew to pop a Tuftex 36" and I can say that it wasn't good for my ears.
I got shocked and dizzy and my ears were ringing. I'm not a popper but it was actually an interesting experience all though I would not want to do it again
Maybe try sitpop some day

[lincy]

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The articles were very interesting to read.