Art and culture
Giant inflatable spaghetti, 150 m long
- Length tested
- 150 m long
- Aim of the first trial
- 200 m
- First trial
- 2022
Digital Inflatables is testing a giant inflatable spaghetti: a very long, very thin white tube raised in an open field. A first trial in 2022 prepared a 200 m inflatable spaghetti; a more recent post shows the test of the giant 150-metre-long spaghetti. These trials check how such a stretched shape fills with air, bends and stays up outdoors.
What is the Digital Inflatables giant inflatable spaghetti?
A white, very long and tapering inflatable tube that the workshop tests in a field; the version tested recently is 150 m long.
In the first video, the tube rises high above a field at sunset, curving upwards, with a rounded white volume at its base.
In the second, the long white tube stands above a pile of white fabric, being inflated or deflated, with a person standing near its base.
Why test such a long inflatable outdoors?
Because a thin, very long shape behaves differently from a compact volume: it bends, sways and catches the wind along its whole length.
An outdoor trial shows where the shape bends, how the air travels to the far end and how the fabric unfolds from the ground.
This research then feeds into oversized structures: tubes, columns or stretched sculptures. The guide to choosing an inflatable structure manufacturer lists the questions to ask before such an order.
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Request a quoteHow do you inflate a very long inflatable tube?
With a blower that pushes air continuously into the tube from its base; the fabric unrolls and straightens up as the air arrives.
The fabric first lies in a pile at the foot of the structure, then rises as it fills. The test site needs enough ground for the full length, away from power lines and trees.
Full specifications
| Object | giant inflatable spaghetti |
|---|---|
| Length tested | 150 m long |
| Aim of the first trial | 200 m |
| First trial | 2022 |
Frequently asked questions
How long is the giant inflatable spaghetti?
The version tested recently is 150 m long.
What was the 2022 trial for?
A first test towards a 200 m inflatable spaghetti.
Where are the inflatable spaghetti tests held?
Outdoors, in a field, where the tube can unfold along its whole length.
Can a giant inflatable shaped like food be ordered?
Yes: the workshop makes custom giant objects, food included. The guide to custom inflatable prices gives budget benchmarks.
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- Digital Inflatables Instagram post (first trial) instagram.com
- Digital Inflatables Instagram post (tube test) instagram.com
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