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A balloon bursts when the surface tension of the balloon's rubber is broken. If tape is put on the balloon and a needle inserted, the surface tension is held together by the tape.

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How does a needle pass through a balloon without popping it?

A needle can pass through a balloon without popping it because the rubber of the balloon is stretchy and can temporarily seal around the needle, preventing air from escaping and causing the balloon to pop.


What pops like a balloon?

A balloon! When a balloon is filled with air or gas and becomes overinflated, it can pop suddenly.


Why doesnt a balloon pop when you put a skewer through it?

When you insert a skewer into a balloon, the material of the balloon stretches around the skewer, creating a seal that prevents the balloon from popping. The surface tension of the balloon also helps to keep it intact by distributing the force exerted by the skewer.


How can you stick a stick through a balloon?

You can stick a stick through a balloon by first inserting the stick through an uninflated balloon, then inflating the balloon while holding the stick in place to prevent it from puncturing the balloon. This creates an illusion that the stick has been pushed through the balloon.


Why don't balloons pop when pricked through tape?

The tape acts as reinforcement and prevents the hole from the pin to become a rip that bursts the balloon. Without the tape stuck onto the balloon the needle prick would allow the rubber tension to rip itself apart because of the air pressure stretching the rubber which would be in tension. The tape stops the balloon being able to split and so it doesn't burst. It used to be a kids trick to put 2 pieces of tape on opposite sides of a balloon and then push a long knitting needle right through the balloon without bursting it.

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Can a needle go through a water balloon?

i can but it will not not pop


How does a needle pass through a balloon without popping it?

A needle can pass through a balloon without popping it because the rubber of the balloon is stretchy and can temporarily seal around the needle, preventing air from escaping and causing the balloon to pop.


How can you put a needle in a balloon without popping it?

at the part where you blow it up Take a piece of tape and place it over the outside of the balloon. Poke the needle through the tape and through the surface of the balloon. The balloon will not pop because the surface of the balloon cannot expand, thus popping the balloon.


How does flit pop the balloon?

ok...flit? wth? but its as simple as getting a needle and pop...


What pops like a balloon?

A balloon! When a balloon is filled with air or gas and becomes overinflated, it can pop suddenly.


Can a balloon pop?

duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh if u sit on it hard


Why doesnt a balloon pop when you put a skewer through it?

When you insert a skewer into a balloon, the material of the balloon stretches around the skewer, creating a seal that prevents the balloon from popping. The surface tension of the balloon also helps to keep it intact by distributing the force exerted by the skewer.


How do you do the ninth level on popopop?

Put the balloon by the red stack and it will bring up the lightening. wait til it aims at the needle and once you get those pop the rest with the needle.


How do you make a rube Goldberg machine pop a balloon?

The last section should be a lever with a pin sticking up out of one end, so that when the first end of it is depressed, the pin rises to strike the balloon. The previous sections, including whatever eventually depresses the first end of the lever, are all up to you, and are limited only by your imagination and creativity.


How can you stick a stick through a balloon?

You can stick a stick through a balloon by first inserting the stick through an uninflated balloon, then inflating the balloon while holding the stick in place to prevent it from puncturing the balloon. This creates an illusion that the stick has been pushed through the balloon.


Where would the needle puncture the balloon with least amount of effort?

Assuming you are attempting to puncture a balloon and keep it intact, I would reccomend puncturing the balloon near the knot, where the rubber is thick and not streched out. If you are trying to pop the balloon, then I would puncture the balloon where the rubber is thinnest.


Can a balloon pop underground?

of course, why would a balloon not pop underground?