Similar devices have been used for decades to induce feelings of fullness but intragastric balloons [IGBs] have required painful endoscopy and sedation. It means they are used infrequently and at high cost. However, breakthrough tests on a new device known as the Elipse Balloon on obese volunteers appear to show it works in helping people […]
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Jackass Who Risked Lives Flying a Balloon Chair Fined $26k
GIF Daniel Boria was not the first person to see Up and think it would be a great idea to fly around in his own balloon chair. But he’ll stand as an eternal example of how thoughtless this kind of stunt can be. Advertisement A judge in the Canadian city of Calgary did not find […]
Alphabet’s internet balloon chief leaves after 6 months
Alphabet’s Project Loon is running into some figurative turbulence in addition to the literal kind. Tom Moore, the satellite executive who was brought on as CEO to help Project Loon become a full-fledged business, has left the leadership position after just 6 months. It’s not clear why he’s on the way out (neither he nor […]
Angry Octopus Intimidates Cameraman By Blowing Itself Up Like a Giant Balloon
Don’t interrupt an octopus while it’s eating and don’t you dare point your camera at it because the octopus ain’t having it. In fact, the super villain creature of the ocean will try to intimidate you when you do that because it’ll charge at you, stare you down, and then inflate itself like a giant […]
