Balloons that look like meat

These meat-shaped balloons were created as a storefront display by Object Design League, who will sell you a steak or sausage model for $8. DesignBoom has tons more pics and notes on the production:

at the japan premium beef storefront, chicago-based design studio ODL (object design league) have created a meat-themed installation of their 'balloon factory', with balloons that take the form of sausages and steak cuts. the installation was curated by sight unseen as part of the NoHo design district during new york design week.
'balloon factory' was originally designed in 2011 as a performative assembly line (covered by designboom here). the ODL team creates their own balloon formers, which are primed with soap before being dipped into latex. the thin coat of rubber that adheres to the surface becomes the actual balloon. while it is still wet, latex colours can be mixed or the balloon can be hand-painted to achieve various visual effects. once dry the rubber is leached and vulcanized to be strengthened for inflating. in all, each balloon takes about three hours to produce.

meat balloons by ODL (via Neatorama)

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gwailo_joe

I realize there is a helium shortage, but I sure would like about a dozen of those sausages, a couple chops and a T-bone with which I would proudly parade down the thoroughfare, amazing and astounding the populace while whetting appetites for inflated meat products.
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Humanity can finally recreate the Meat Circus level in Psychonauts! http://youtu.be/iOhVG7snkXM?t=1m12s
chellberty

Butchering balloon animals I see. yeah sick bastard.
Palomino

They look like hot-water bottles that managed to make it through a forest fire. Why they were wandering through the forest in a herd, I don’t know. But now they sit displayed in an adoption window, waiting to be filled back up to their brims with hot liquids of snugly love.

(That’s what you get BB for posting such weird weirdness.)
Jake0748

When are we gonna get meat shaped like balloons?
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I’m not sure the writer is using the word ‘performative’ right. Is it right? Help me out here. And what’s with the all-lowercase? Is this a Nine Inch Nails website?