Balloon

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." ()
In 2268, Doctor Leonard McCoy compared the sudden onset of weakness in the crew of the to a balloon popping. ()
=== 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. ()
Balloons were often a decorative element at birthday parties in Human and Prime cultures. (; ; )
When Ensign Sam Rutherford was unconscious recovering from injuries, he had been left a balloon that read "Get Well Soon!" ()
=== Aircraft ===
According to a diagram drawn by Robert H. Goddard, the height limit for a balloon (on Earth) was twenty miles. ( opening credits)
A painting in Marla Aster's quarters aboard the in 2366 depicted a balloon craft descending in the atmosphere of Jupiter. ()
==== Balloons as vehicles ====
* Dirigible
* Hot air balloon
* Observation balloon
* Weather balloon
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