Please watch a man valiantly try to fill a balloon with the power of a giant fan

Naturally, you need a massive 450 horsepower fan.
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Victoria Ho
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Please watch a man valiantly try to fill a balloon with the power of a giant fan
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Turns out, you can fill a balloon with wind, if you have a powerful enough fan.

Japanese YouTuber Riku got himself a 7,500cc fan, equivalent to about 450 horsepower. Filling the balloon seemed simple enough, but holding onto it without blowing away yourself was the main problem.

Eventually, with the help of several ingenious filling methods, he successfully inflated the balloon, while securing the opening. But like everything else nonsensical on YouTube, the process of getting there is the main source of entertainment.

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Victoria Ho

Victoria Ho is Mashable's Asia Editor, based in Singapore. She previously reported on news and tech at The Business Times, TechCrunch and ZDNet. When she isn't writing, she's making music with her band


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