Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

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  • SitpoppingLoons14
    Extreme Sit-popper
    • Mar 2016
    • 111

    Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

    I have NEVER done a single blow to pop in my life. I can pop using other ways, with little fear, but I am too scared to do one. I need your help, how do I do it? How do you all do it?
    You never know when it's gonna pop!
  • Pink Balloon
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2016
    • 302

    #2
    Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

    You try easing yourself into it with a handpump?

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    • SitpoppingLoons14
      Extreme Sit-popper
      • Mar 2016
      • 111

      #3
      Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

      I don't have a handpump. When inflating balloons, I also blow by mouth, but don't over-inflate. Once it gets just a little past it's rated size, i tie it off.
      Last edited by SitpoppingLoons14; 16-05-2017, 05:13. Reason: Typo
      You never know when it's gonna pop!

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      • robert
        Member
        • Jan 2017
        • 45

        #4
        Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

        Just do it, i did it yesterday for the first time. Start with 12 inch and ear protection. Keep blowing and no thinking

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        • Pink Balloon
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2016
          • 302

          #5
          Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

          Blindfold yourself so you can't tell?

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          • SitpoppingLoons14
            Extreme Sit-popper
            • Mar 2016
            • 111

            #6
            Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

            Sure, I will try a 12", blindfold myself, and listen to loud music on my earphones. Hope I succeed! Maybe I can eventually do a 16" B2P without any protection!
            You never know when it's gonna pop!

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            • Meililoon
              aka lyckr
              • Sep 2014
              • 700

              #7
              Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

              If the noise bothers you, then definitely use earplugs. You can get some cheap ones from pretty much any hardware store. If you're wearing earplugs, the pop won't sound much louder than if you popped the balloon in a different way.
              When I did my first few b2ps, I made a mask out of cardboard, with only a hole for my mouth. I also wore gloves to protect my hands, though that might make it more difficult to hold on to the balloon. It might also help to sit or lay down in your bed with the duvet pulled up to your shoulders. This will make the shockwave from the pop less noticeable.

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              • NorLoon
                Junior Member
                • Aug 2017
                • 7

                #8
                Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

                I'm also trying to overcome my fear of b2p. Any advice is recived with great thanks

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                • SRob
                  Member
                  • Aug 2015
                  • 38

                  #9
                  Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

                  Get a lot of balloons. Keep blowing bigger and bigger and popping them other ways. Helps to have balloons that arent super strong and loud (tuftex, etc)

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                  • NorLoon
                    Junior Member
                    • Aug 2017
                    • 7

                    #10
                    Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

                    Thanks! What kind of brand/size would you recommend to start with?

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                    • Meililoon
                      aka lyckr
                      • Sep 2014
                      • 700

                      #11
                      Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

                      The easiest for me has been 16" Uniques. They are thinner than the other brands with that size and are easy to blow all the way. I've found that smaller balloons get really difficult to keep blowing past a certain point and they're often really tight, resulting in a "sharper" bang. The downside with a 16" balloon is that there's a lot more time to chicken out.
                      I know that the actual bang doesn't scare me, as long as I'm wearing earplugs and safety glasses, but the anxiety still makes me chicken out most of the time

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                      • NorLoon
                        Junior Member
                        • Aug 2017
                        • 7

                        #12
                        Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

                        Thanks for all your feedback Appreciate it! Il try my best. More afraid of the loud noise than the actual explosion. Let's see how it goes

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                        • Meililoon
                          aka lyckr
                          • Sep 2014
                          • 700

                          #13
                          Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

                          Just get a pair of earplugs and you're good to go then Just try to pop a few using different methods to get used to the noise. A blow to pop will only sound slightly louder if you put earplugs in.

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                          • Printlover23
                            Member
                            • Feb 2017
                            • 33

                            #14
                            Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

                            Just how effective are ear plugs? I mean surely the bamg would still be loud?

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                            • robert
                              Member
                              • Jan 2017
                              • 45

                              #15
                              Re: Help me lose my fear of doing a B2P!

                              Ear plugs works great, i did with them and if you dont sure about buu some industriel headphone you can use it at the same time. What did it for me was do it in a car that will lower the bang aswel. But its hard to clean after a pew b2p haha

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