You probably remember balloon animals from kids' birthday parties and events. Maybe you've even made some yourself! But if you're like most people, your memory of balloon animals is probably that they ...

For most people, balloon animals are just a fun lil' party gag — you get one, use it as a sword, it pops, you get over it.

Masayoshi Matsumoto was working as a chemical engineer when he first learned how to make balloon animals. Matsumoto doesn’t use marker pens or tape for details on his creations: every eyeball, feather ...