The iOS Message Effects You Think You Know How to Use but Really Don't
by Andrew Liptak from Lifehacker on (#5KMME)

If you send congratulations" or happy birthday" to someone using Messages on an iPhone, they'll get a little surprise along with it: a shower of confetti or some celebratory balloons will rain down or float around on their screen along with your words. It's a neat little trick embedded in the messaging platform-but...