I absolutely love deflating balloons, especially nice big balloons! I love the way that the balloon feels as it deflates against my body, I love poking holes in them to see just what they can handle, and that feeling that they could literally pop at any moment if you're not very careful. I start out with 7 crystal balloons. Four of them are 24 inch balloons and three of them are 16 inch balloons. I try to deflate each of them by using 3 different tools: a sharp big needle, a scissors, and a hole puncher. I ride on some of the balloons as they deflate, bounce on them, stick my finger in the holes, and squeeze them. Most of the balloons are deflated successfully, but I will warn you that at least 2 of them will accidentally pop and scare me! But that's half of the fun, right?