how far in air do they go till the burst and do they harm the birds or interfer with planes,,,,,,come on i wanna know...........thanks a bunch
2006-06-20 06:39:50 · 11 answers · asked by msladybug17268 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Preschool
balloons will rise higher and higher until the pressure drops low enough to let the helium expand the skin to bursting. High altitude balloons are underinflated to allow for this.
2006-06-20 06:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by Hal H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smart four year old.
Providing that the balloon is not obstructed when it rises it will rise up to a certain altitude and pop.
What happens is, the air pressure gets less and less as the balloon rises. The air in the balloon expands because there is less pressure "outside". The balloon keeps expanding as it rises. Eventually, the expansion is so great that the balloon material can stretch no more and the balloon bursts.
Dan the Answers-Man
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2006-06-20 06:50:15 · answer #2 · answered by Dan S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard of balloons going great distances. Why not help him figure it out through personal experience. But some latex balloons (mylar balloons can cause problems with electrical lines). Have a note inside and outside asking to be contacted when the balloon is located . Make sure each one is marked with his/your name & contact info. Let them go. Hopefully someone will contact you when they find it. I did this with my son. We let off 25 balloons and got about 10 responses. We marked the info on a map so he could see where they were found. It was fun for both of us.
2006-06-23 16:54:39 · answer #3 · answered by sjohnson9501@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For fun read: Where do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery By Jamie Lee Curtis
2006-06-21 18:00:12 · answer #4 · answered by Red 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not usually. Planes are never affected because they fly too high. That is why they pressureize the cabin. It is a lower pressure thats why in movies when a door opens on a plane everything flies out. Besides the ballon would explode before it got that high. the pressure on the inside would press outward because its has less pressure. Here's a hands on demonstration. get one of those vacuum pack cylinders for food and put in a marshmellow and suck out the air and watch.
2006-06-20 07:17:17 · answer #5 · answered by matthew b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my daughter one day was walking in my backyard and found a deflated balloon that had a card on it stating to call them back to see how far it had traveled. Well that balloon traveled a full 265 miles from the place it was released to my back yard.
2006-06-20 08:49:43 · answer #6 · answered by localgirl420 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but it would make a fun summer project:
Get a few helium baloons.
Attach a piece of paper to each one with your email address and instructions for whoever finds the baloon to send you an email telling you where they are and when they found the baloon and anything else they'd like to share.
Go out with your son on a nice afternoon and have him let them all go.
Then check the emails together and find out how far they got.
2006-06-20 06:48:31 · answer #7 · answered by Clawndike 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will travel as far and as high as the wind will carry them. I don't think they will harm birds or interfere with planes.
2006-06-20 06:43:20 · answer #8 · answered by older woman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a few attach a card with phone number or addressed stamped post card and let them go... we had a great time with that a few years ago they got responses from all over...this way he learns and gets answers at the same time
2006-06-20 06:48:41 · answer #9 · answered by Clyde 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well until they pop or the heli. goes down which could take up to a week
2006-06-20 06:43:39 · answer #10 · answered by duckie duck 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋