Although helium is difficult to obtain and its price has remained high, no matter how high the price is, it cannot stop people from pursuing entertainment! Changing your voice by inhaling helium is a form of entertainment that came from abroad. It was first popular in developed countries in Europe and the United States, and later spread to Hong Kong and Taiwan. Now many young people in mainland my country have tried to change their voices by inhaling helium. Originally, helium was a scarce resource, and its reserves were decreasing, but some people just wanted to waste helium on entertainment. Many scientists have expressed concerns that if we do not strengthen the control of the purpose of helium use, we may face sky-high helium prices in a few years! Changing your voice by inhaling helium is really fashionable. Is it the pace of the trend or the rhythm of self-destruction?
The density of helium is lower than that of air, so the speed of sound propagation in helium is naturally faster than in air. Changing your voice by inhaling helium is to use the helium to gather in the throat after inhaling helium, so that the audio becomes higher and a cartoon sound appears. Medical experts said that the reason why people can make sounds is through the resonance of the mouth and vocal cords. The resonance frequency of helium is higher than that of air, so after inhaling helium, the voice of a person becomes shrill. The density of helium is lower than that of air, so the voice becomes shrill after the voice change. The same principle applies to sulfur hexafluoride voice change, which makes the voice become rough and wild. Because the density of SF6 gas is greater than that of air, when the vocal cords gather, the speed of sound propagation slows down, so the voice appears low and hoarse.
At first, in order to find more fun at parties and other gatherings, young boys and girls in developed countries in Europe and the United States flushed small cans of helium into balloons. After a large group of men and women inhaled helium, they all became Donald Duck voices. Later, this way of playing was spread to Hong Kong, Taiwan and other regions, and inhaling helium to change the voice quickly became popular among young people and became a “different” trend. In the past few years, this way of playing has spread to inland areas. Not long ago, bars and other entertainment venues even put up signs of “helium cocktails” to attract customers! The so-called “helium cocktail” is that after the guests drink in the bar, the bartender provides a small balloon filled with helium. After drinking, the guests play the game of changing their voices by inhaling helium, which seems to be more “fashionable” and more HIGH.
Not to mention whether it is legal for the bar to actively provide helium inhalation services, but the act of inhaling helium itself is very unsafe. After all, helium is not oxygen, but a simple asphyxiating gas. When the human body inhales too much helium and causes hypoxia, there will be a risk of suffocation. If you feel uncomfortable and have difficulty breathing at this time, and want to ask for help from people around you, but the sound of the call for help is still a cartoon sound, it is easy to be misunderstood as a joke. Are you courting death? Some young people are particularly brave. When playing helium inhalation, they directly inhale helium from the cylinder. You must know that the small cans containing helium are also high-pressure cylinders. The high-pressure airflow is quickly ejected and inhaled into the body, but it can easily damage the lung tissue~
With the increasing scarcity of helium resources, it is really undesirable to waste helium on unsafe and unhealthy entertainment activities! Changing your voice by inhaling helium is a “trend” and even more so, it is courting death! Changing your voice by inhaling helium is very dangerous. Even if it is for experimental demonstration purposes, you should have someone to guide you and purchase qualified helium products.
Post time: Jul-22-2025