THE SCREAMING BALOON

11/20/2019

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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