# Water Balloon Guns Russian Roulette Style Balloon Gun Lets You Practice Safe Suicide By Going Like Sixty | Published 2009-04-28 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balloon-gun-practicing-safe-suicide-pistol-holds-balloon-hostage References: [coolbuzz.org](http://www.coolbuzz.org/entry/low-on-risk-balloon-gun/) For those days when you just want to end it all, but don’t want to leave a mess for somebody else to clean up, comes the Balloon Gun. Blow up the balloon, insert it in holder, pull the trigger and there is a [1 in 6 chance](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roulette-ipa-pack) you will [pop the balloon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chong-shop). If the balloon pops, you go lay down and [play dead](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bullets-brains). If it doesn’t pop, you have to return to your normally scheduled life. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 50% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/games) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Safe Suicide Practices:** The Balloon Gun presents an opportunity to explore ways to improve safe suicide practices. - **Alternative Stress-relief & Anxiety Reduction Techniques:** Designing a range of creative tools such as the Balloon Gun for alternative stress-relief & anxiety reduction techniques. - **Innovative Game Configurations:** The Balloon Gun is a great example of innovative game configurations that can be developed, marketed and scaled in a variety of directions. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Mental Health & Wellness:** The Balloon Gun highlights the need for Mental Health & Wellness industries to explore news ways of developing effective ways to reduce stress & address suicidal tendencies. - **Entertainment & Gaming:** The novelty of the Balloon Gun propels the Entertainment & Gaming industry to consider the potential of extending the game to real-life escape rooms or online multiplayer platforms. - **Product Design & Development:** The Balloon Gun underscores the importance of the Product Design & Development industry to explore innovative approaches to problem-solving and fill gaps in the market that traditional methods may miss. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Quick-Burst Water Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nerf-better-than-balloons.md) - [Anti-Gun Water Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antigun-water-toys-jayhayspray20-promotes-change-in-societys-relationship-w.md) - [Flatulence-Firing Toy Blasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buttheads-fart-launcher-3000.md) - [Synchronous Firing Water Guns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/synchronous-firing-water-gun.md) - [Gel Pellet Toy Guns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hasbro-1.md) - [Power-Free Water Blasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spyralx.md) - [4-in-1 Gel Blasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unlocx-gel-blaster.md) - [Balloon Dog-Themed Smoking Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balloon-dogthemed.md) - [Creator-Backed Toy Guns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mrbeast.md)