On Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 3:29:09 PM UTC-4, Puckdropper wrote:
I had a bunch of balloons to get rid of and didn't want to listen to
constant loud pops as each one got popped. I found that if I took a sharp
knife and cut the balloon just a bit near the tie, the balloon would
deflate and not pop.

Obligatory WW content: I was sitting on a wooden deck when I was doing
this.


I deflate both party balloons and those air filled packing "balloons" with
scissors. A cut right by the tie or in the corner of the packing material
works great, similar to your knife technique.