creating his very first balloon characters, this time held up high by poles so all could see. "So they're inflated rubber figures but they are not helium-filled yet. They're not floating on ropes ...
The Spider-Man balloon weighs around 640 pounds when deflated. But the principles that can lift that kind of weight work exactly the same way as a small helium birthday balloon on a string ...
Spider-Man gets ... His balloon, which hasn’t been featured in the parade since 2014, has gotten a facelift — or maybe an everything lift? And that’s not a joke about helium.