Article: Balloon site filled with facts, fun.(FAMILY TIMES)(WEBWISE)

Byline: Joseph Szadkowski, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The myriad uses for a simple inflatable rubber sack - the balloon - range from clearing a cardiac artery to transporting humans around the planet to being twisted and shaped into a piece of art.

One of the first 50 nonacademic Web sites established on the Internet continues to pay homage to the wonders and history of this pliable container as plenty of experts pipe in on its ramifications for "pop" culture.

Balloon HQ

Site address: www.balloonhq.com

Creator: BalloonHQ LLC, or BalloonHQ.com, based in Rochester, N.Y., is co-owned and developed by Larry Moss, Sheena Beaverson and ...

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