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Balloons used as decorations on K'Tuevon Prime

A balloon was a type of flexible bag that could be inflated with a gas, such as air.

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In the holographic program titled Julian Bashir, Secret Agent, Hippocrates Noah described his plan cause the surface of the Earth to shrink as being "just like letting air out of a balloon." (DS9: "Our Man Bashir")

In 2268, Doctor Leonard McCoy compared the sudden onset of weakness in the crew of the USS Enterprise to a balloon popping. (TOS: "The Immunity Syndrome")

Decoration[]

In 2367, while playing in the arcade on Ogus II, Jake Potts popped a balloon filled with red pillion dye to scare his brother Willie into thinking he'd killed him. (TNG: "Brothers")

Balloons were often a decorative element at birthday parties in Human and Prime cultures. (TNG: "Parallels"; VOY: "Latent Image"; LD: "Veritas")

When Ensign Sam Rutherford was unconscious recovering from injuries, he had been left a balloon that read "Get Well Soon!" (LD: "No Small Parts")

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According to a diagram drawn by Robert H. Goddard, the height limit for a balloon (on Earth) was twenty miles. (Star Trek: Enterprise opening credits)

A painting in Marla Aster's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2366 depicted a balloon craft descending in the atmosphere of Jupiter. (TNG: "The Bonding")

Balloons as vehicles[]

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