Balloon Skewer – Sick Science! #071

Balloon Skewer – Sick Science! #071
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Learn more at http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/skewer-through-balloon Some things in this world just don’t mix – dogs and cats, oil and water, needles and balloons. Everyone knows that a balloon’s worst fear is a sharp object…even a sharpened, wooden cooking skewer. With a little scientific knowledge about polymers you’ll be able to perform a seemingly impossible task… pierce a balloon with a wooden skewer without popping it. Suddenly piercing takes on a whole new meaning!

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10 responses to “Balloon Skewer – Sick Science! #071”

  1. actually balloons pop because of dryness, not sharpness, so thats why he uses oil.

  2. this is one of his best

  3. i like where you can put water in a bottle and poke holes in it and it does not leak until you open to top

  4. it is true u can also make it with soap !!

  5. baloon on a stick

  6. The vegetable oil is soft sooo the balloon will not pop

  7. Wow scary 😓😓😓

  8. I think the oil lets the skewer through the balloon

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