The staple of used car dealerships that prompted Houston to ban all ‘attention getting devices’ is called an ‘air dancer’ and was invented in 1996. And now you can build your own, even if until now ...

You know them as the aggressively cheery inflatable tube men, alerting you to Labor Day sales at the local auto dealership. Back in 1996, however, they were the never-before-seen “tall boys,” wowing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You know what those wacky, waving arm-flailing tube men are, right? Or maybe you don't. Or you probably know what they are, you ...

Today, flapping wildly in the breeze and grinning maniacally with outstretched arms, the giant balloon men known as “tall boys” grace shopping malls, banks, and Family Guy cutaway gags, but these ...

This is going to be a short post. In City Council yesterday, 6th-District Councilman Bobby Henon introduced a bill amending the zoning code to provide regulations for “wacky-waving, inflatable ...

An “AirDancer” from LookOurWay, a company that sells the dancing inflatables. Courtesy of Sam Greenspan Roman Mars’ podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination ...

Organizers of the annual Walk for Dementia charity fundraiser are on the lookout for a thief who took a wacky inflatable waving arm man from their event early Saturday morning. According to organizers ...