Popping A Water Balloon

By Ali S. in Video Clips on Apr 17, 2008 at 11:48 pm

Using a high speed camera shooting at 2000 framers in 1 second this little video shows you what it looks like to pop a water balloon in slow motion. Amazingly, even at these speeds you’ll notice that no matter how hard you try to track the balloon’s skin retract it’s just too darn fast!

One second (pun!) it’s there then it isn’t! You’ll also get a kick out of seeing a Japanese Andy Warhol.

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the robot child
Apr 17th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
that’s pretty neat looking.

it would be japanese!
Thespian24601
Apr 18th, 2008 at 1:39 am
Look up some other slow motion stuff Ali, there’s a guy that does this for art.
Thespian24601
Apr 18th, 2008 at 1:50 am
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MX6aerxQPOs
That’s one that I love (better water balloon)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XngQJzAmVm8
A water balloon NOT exploding in high speed

Or check out LucidMovement.com
Ali S.
Apr 18th, 2008 at 6:40 am
@ Thespian24601

Thanks for the info!
SoLo
Apr 18th, 2008 at 9:56 am
“no matter how hard you try to track the balloon’s skin retract it’s just too darn fast!”

Know as “instantaneous tear propagation”. The same thing can happen to large inflated structures, too… like blimps. A blimp went down in NYC in the early 90′s* because it’s envelope was punctured– the puncture occurred at the front– and then almost instantly, a 40 foot rip opened up, causing rapid deflation. Oops.

* http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/1994/A94_157_160.pdf
Ali S.
Apr 18th, 2008 at 10:56 am
@ SoLo

So that’s what it’s called! I’ve always wondered what it was called.

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