How to Push a Skewer Through a Balloon Without Popping it
Balloons typically explode when they are stabbed by something sharp and pokey, but this cool science experiment shows you how to push a sharp skewer all the way through a balloon without it popping!
Check out this fun video and watch the balloon become a shish kabob on a skewer.
The science behind this experiment:
This happens because latex rubber balloons are made of tiny molecules called polymers that link together and stretch as the balloon is aired up and expands. The polymer links are stretched out and thinner around the circumference (side) of the balloon, while they are looser and more flexible at the top and bottom.
At the top (tie) of the balloon and at the bottom (nubbin) of the balloon the thicker, looser latex rubber is strong enough and flexible enough to stretch around the skewer and when a hole is created it will keep the balloon inflated.
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The best thing about this cool balloon experiment is that all you need is a balloon and a long skewer and you can do this at home!
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