gunctured Balloo,
Lubrication
Air pressure
| What You Need:
A balloon
| Kebab skewer
| Cooking oit
| Se coin
| Paper towels
Key Concepts
13.
14
Is.
What You Do:
Place a Sc coin into a balloon
Blow up the balloon until itis about
skewer and tie the end in a knot
Dip the skewer into the cooking oil so that about 1/3 is in
the oil
Hold the pointed end of the skewer near the knot in the
balloon where the rubber is not so stretched
Predict what you think will happen when you carry out
step 6
Using @ twisting and pushing movement begin to force
the skewer through the balloon
‘Aim for the thicker part of the balloon at the opposite
tnd to the knot where the balloon is not so stretched and
continuing to twist and push, force the skewer through
the balloon,
‘Observe what happens
Can you explain why this happened? (If the balloon
Popped, try again)
Pull the skewer back through the second hole you made,
Put your finger over this hole.
Gently shake the Se coin inside the balloon until itis
‘over the second hole. (You may have to shift the coin
using the skewer)
the size of the
Predict what you think will happen when you carry out
step 13
Remove your finger from the hole
‘Observe what happens to the coin
Can you explain why this happened?