Comments on: Popping A Water Balloon

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:56:17 +0000

@ SoLo

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

By: SoLo

SoLo — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:56:57 +0000

“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

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:40:53 +0000

@ Thespian24601

Thanks for the info!

By: Thespian24601

Thespian24601 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:50:25 +0000

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

By: Thespian24601

Thespian24601 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:39:44 +0000

Look up some other slow motion stuff Ali, there’s a guy that does this for art.

By: the robot child

the robot child — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:51:58 +0000

that’s pretty neat looking.

it would be japanese!