A balloon was a type of flexible bag that could be inflated with a gas, such as air.
Properties[]
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")
Aircraft[]
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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