What do you do with your hands?

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  • Nopops4me
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2015
    • 519

    What do you do with your hands?

    What do you do with your hands when you blow up a balloon by mouth?
    Do you:-
    a) grip the neck between your thumb & forefinger between breaths, with the other hand feeling the far end (drip point) expanding.
    b) grip the neck between your lips & use your tongue to stop air loss between breaths, with both hands clasping each side of the balloon
    c) grip the lip between your teeth & use tongue to stop air loss, with your hands cupping around the inflated neck to feel the tightness of the latex (this one I expect is only for b2p people)
    or d) what else do you do with your hands?
    It would be interesting to get some feedback of our own preferences.
    I'm a) by the way.
  • AuroraFox
    Member
    • Nov 2015
    • 54

    #2
    Re: What do you do with your hands?

    E) Grip the neck between thumb and forefinger between breaths, while stroking myself 'down there' with the other.

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    • Meililoon
      aka lyckr
      • Sep 2014
      • 700

      #3
      Re: What do you do with your hands?

      a) is the closest for me. I usually cup my hands to shield my face in case the balloon pops prematurely. If I'm feeling brave, I go for e)

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      • Regular Guy
        Senior Member
        • Aug 2015
        • 170

        #4
        Re: What do you do with your hands?

        Mostly a) and when it comes to really tight balloons or a (rare) B2P it is a mix between a) and c). I grip the neck between thumb and forefinger and cup my hands around the inflated neck.

        I also love b) and even managed to blow to pop two or three balloons like that.
        It is a very intense experience, the inflated neck presses against your lips and sometimes even your nose and with your flat hands on each side of the balloon you feel its tightness. Very, very exciting but also somehow scary ... at least for me.

        But I don't know exactly if I use my tongue to stop air loss.
        I think I just keep the air pressure inside my mouth while I breath in through my nose...

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        • Blue548
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2015
          • 108

          #5
          Re: What do you do with your hands?

          I usually do a, I can then take the balloon away from my mouth and admire it's size

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          • Blowitbig
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2016
            • 688

            #6
            Re: What do you do with your hands?

            A combination between A and E,
            The bigger the better

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            • Blowitbig
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2016
              • 688

              #7
              Re: What do you do with your hands?

              Same here
              The bigger the better

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              • Steve_inflator
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2013
                • 110

                #8
                Re: What do you do with your hands?

                Also "a" to "e" and everything in between.

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                • LeeRider
                  Senior Member
                  • Nov 2014
                  • 154

                  #9
                  Re: What do you do with your hands?

                  Originally posted by Blue548
                  I usually do a, I can then take the balloon away from my mouth and admire it's size
                  Yeah Blue! thats what I like to do too!

                  do ya blow fast until its tight and hard or inflate slowly?

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                  • Katielynn
                    Expert Blower
                    • May 2012
                    • 165

                    #10
                    Re: What do you do with your hands?

                    A combination of A and C. I grip the nozzle between my thumb and index finger and like to feel the balloon expand in my hand, pushing my arm out and away from my face. But once the neck starts to inflate, I like to feel how firm it gets and I keep my hand in front of my face to sort of protect from unexpected pops.
                    I love to hear the BOOM!

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                    • Katielynn
                      Expert Blower
                      • May 2012
                      • 165

                      #11
                      Re: What do you do with your hands?

                      Also, sometimes a little "E" too.
                      I love to hear the BOOM!

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                      • marja

                        #12
                        Re: What do you do with your hands?

                        It depends on my position. I like to inflate the balloon in a sleeping bag or in my shirt, which makes the balloon difficult to handle. So then I need my fingers to hold it and move it to the right position.
                        When I don't have the balloon in a confined space, I like to feel how tight the balloon is, so I have my hands at the side of the balloon.
                        When the balloon is close to popping, I try to shield myself, so I place the hands around the neck of the balloon.

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                        • thevinylrider
                          Member
                          • Apr 2016
                          • 49

                          #13
                          Re: What do you do with your hands?

                          Hanging on 4 dear life!
                          Last edited by thevinylrider; 04-01-2017, 09:06. Reason: Needs elaboration

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                          • CuteBalloon84
                            The Balloon Stuffer
                            • Apr 2013
                            • 65

                            #14
                            Re: What do you do with your hands?

                            mine is mostly B

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                            • Micks101
                              Senior Member
                              • Jan 2017
                              • 245

                              #15
                              Re: What do you do with your hands?

                              a) and b) for me but I confess e) has occurred too

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