6 science experiments with helium that you definitely have to see

Helium is lighter than the air around us that we breathe which is primarily oxygen and carbon dioxide. That is ultimately why our voices change when we inhale helium. Helium is harmless to inhale in small doses, but there are so many other things you can do with helium besides change your voice.
These are 6 helium inspired experiments that you may have never thought of before.
1. The deep voice gas experiment (h/t TheSpanglerEffect)
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Most people are familiar with that fact that if you inhale helium you will sound like one of the chipmunks from Alvin and the Chipmunks. This experiment explores the other end of that with a different gas that when inhaled makes you have a really deep voice. It is actually kind of funny. Check out the video and see all of the differences between helium and the anti-helium gas.
2. Wubble bubble helium experiment (h/t Guava Juice )
For this experiment, the amateur scientist uses a store-bought bubble making kit that makes outrageously huge bubbles that you can play. He uses one of those bubbles and fills it with helium. Will the bubble pop or continue to bounce is the question you should try to answer before watching the video to the end. It is actually quite cool.
3. Chewing gum and helium experiment (h/t Gumandhelium)
Why would you put helium inside of chewing gum? These guys took a tank of helium and attempted to blow up chewing gum. You should write down your hypothesis of if you think this experiment will work or not, and then check out the video and see the results. Were you right?
4. Helium bubble cloud experiment (h/t Marlin)
The video of this experiment starts off super cool with a cluster of floating bubble floating off into the world. He has discovered how to use helium to make a bubble cloud. This is an experiment you should give a try and see how many bubbles you can cluster together, and see how large your cloud can get.
5. Helium football experiment (h/t Kieran Brown)
These young lads have taken science to the football field; not American football ( soccer) but international football. Any athlete that plays with any type of sports ball knows inflation is crucial to the sport but does filling the balls with a different type of gas make a difference? After you watch this video you will have your answer, and then you can see if any of your teammates can tell the difference.
6. Liquid helium experiment (h/t BBC)
This experiment is not one you can do at home. As you observe in the video these people conducting this experiment are trained, professional scientists. These scientists display what happens when you turn helium into helium the liquid which is considered a superfluid. Even though you cannot do the experiment yourself it is exciting to watch and super cool.
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