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   Why do balloons pop?

   • The main reason why balloons pop boils down to two scientific concepts: stress and strain . In the world of science, stress is the force that’s applied to an object—in this case, the air pressure on the inside of the balloon. Strain, on the other hand, is the deformation or change in shape that the object undergoes due to the stress.

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   What happens if a balloon is popped?

   • Scientists have found out that there are two different ways that they can pop. It all depends on whether the balloon is popped with something sharp or or filled with too much air. They found that if the balloon is popped by something sharp, it splits into two pieces. If it's filled with too much air, it shatters into lots of tiny pieces.

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   How does a Balloon Pop in slow motion?

   • The authors filmed their experiments with a high-speed camera, allowing them to see how a balloon pops in very slow motion. When you inflate a balloon, you apply stress, or tension, to the material part of the balloon as it inflates, stretching it over the air that you’re blowing into it.

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   Does pressure affect how a balloon pops?

   • In a new study published in Physical Review Letters researchers found that the amount of pressure inside a balloon directly affects how the balloon pops. The authors filmed their experiments with a high-speed camera, allowing them to see how a balloon pops in very slow motion.

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   How does altitude affect balloon popping?

   • Altitude can also affect how quickly a balloon pops. The higher the altitude, the lower the outside air pressure. This means the air inside the balloon expands more at high altitudes, stretching the balloon more and increasing the chances of it popping.

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   What happens when a balloon is filled up with air?

   • When a balloon is filled up with air, it is stretched across. However, the tendency of the elastic material is to pull inwards, and release the tension. This force is uniform in all directions. Kind of how a rubber band returns to its original shape when force on it is removed.

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2. www.popsci.com › science-behind-popping-balloonThe Science Behind Popping A Balloon - Popular Science

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   Oct 20, 2015 · A balloon pops unexpectedly, and our reaction is to leap out of our skins. But once we all get past our collective fear of loud noises, and the devastation that is a popped balloon,...

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   A balloon pops when the material that makes up its surface tears or shreds, creating a hole. [1][2] Normally, there is a balance of the balloon skin's elastic tension in which every point on the balloon's surface is being pulled by the material surrounding it.

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   5 days ago · The main reason why balloons pop boils down to two scientific concepts: stress and strain . In the world of science, stress is the force that’s applied to an object—in this case, the air pressure on the inside of the balloon.

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   Nov 25, 2015 · Have you ever wondered what happens when you pop a balloon? Scientists have found out that there are two different ways that they can pop.

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   Nov 27, 2015 · Scientists analyzed the process by watching cracks spread through a bursting balloon in slow motion. Grab the embed code for this video at Times Video: http://nyti.ms/1LxK6B4 Produced...

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   4 days ago · On the flip side, cold temperatures cause gas molecules to slow down, and the balloon shrinks as the pressure decreases. Though this may not immediately lead to popping, sharp fluctuations between hot and cold can weaken the balloon’s structure, making it more vulnerable to bursting.

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   Nov 6, 2015 · The scientists came up with a grand unified theory of sorts to explain the way balloons pop. If a balloon is burst when it is just slightly inflated, the crack moves relatively slowly across...