# @hifloat on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C8KCJJNAp_D
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/25678694-hifloat-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/a701409fa4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-06-13T13:01:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** HI-FLOAT & HI-SHINE | Balloon Shine (@hifloat) — https://gondola.cc/hifloat

## Caption

Father’s Day is this Sunday, and we’re using our #throwbackthrusday post this week to celebrate the father of HI-FLOAT: Donald Burchett. 

Don was working as a research chemical engineer when his wife, Marjorie, asked him to invent a product to make balloons float longer. He went to work in his basement, developing a barrier coating that would slow the escape of helium. After several months, he came upon the basic formula for the first version of HI-FLOAT. It made balloons float about 5 times longer. 

During the day, he continued work as a chemical engineer, but at night, he made HI-FLOAT in his one-car garage. The business grew and grew until it reached the point that Don could no longer work both jobs. In Don’s words:

“It took a lot of courage, but I walked away from a career I had been working at for 25 years to strike out on my own with Marjorie. It was the best decision I ever made.” 

Over the years, Don continued to improve the product. Now, HI-FLOAT makes balloons float up to 25 times longer. Thanks to Don’s invention and innovation, HI-FLOAT has grown from a basement experiment, to a garage laboratory, to a global manufacturing company. 

“We have met many wonderful people, traveled around the world, and had a wonderful life as a result of this invention. It feels great that we have brought joy and happiness to the billions of people who received long lasting balloons thanks to HI-FLOAT.”

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aidan Kash | @aidan.kash | https://gondola.cc/aidan.kash | Marketing Manager |
| Aidan Kash | @aidan.kash | https://gondola.cc/aidan.kash | Social Media Manager |

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