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THE SCREAMING BALOON

11/20/2019

 
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Today we learned about centripetal force.  What do you think will happen if you shake a balloon with a metal nut inside?  We guessed it would pop, bounce up and down, or spin around the edge.  Turns out centripetal force (a force that makes an object follow a curved path) makes the nut hug the edge of the balloon. When you stop shaking, gravity takes over the nut falls to the bottom.
We can feel centripetal force in action!
The nut makes a cool humming sound!
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Balloons, once made from dried animal bladders, are now made from latex. The process of making them is fascinating. First, the latex is mixed with dye for 16 hours. While that happens <a href="https://www.makeoverarena.com/zamob-games-music-videos-tv-series-www-zamob-co-za/">balloon moldings</a> are dipped in a chemical that attracts latex, then into the latex itself. The balloons go through several other physical and chemical processes before going through stress testing with a sort of air faucet.


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