2006-08-11 03:03:29 · 8 answers · asked by mattD 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
it goes to balloon heaven
2006-08-11 03:08:57 · answer #1 · answered by YaskY 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It will either pop or leak. You must remember that the skin of a helium balloon is very thin, not like the thick rugged aircraft tires that are designed and tested to withstand the conditions at high altitudes. Some balloons can go fairly high, and some can last long enough to travel hundreds of miles, but you can see for yourself that they eventually leak: get one and keep it indoors at home. It will sit up at the ceiling for a few days then lose the gas and come down. Even balloons tied to a sign outside will do that. Also: try putting one in your freezer at home for a couple hours, then take it out and see how it floats!
2006-08-11 03:42:41 · answer #2 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boy were in trouble, if every aircraft's tires blow out when they fly. The balloon will not pop, due to decrease in temperature or atmospheric pressure, therefor the gas becomes more dense. The balloon could travel for thousands of miles on wind currents. Wouldn't it be nice to attach a note to it and see if anyone in the world got it, and sent you a reply. The balloon would come down sooner or later due to loss of gas or becoming so cold it would shatter. What goes up must come down.
2006-08-11 03:36:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After it reaches a certain height, it pops. This is because, like with water, the atmospheric pressure is less the higher up you go. Since there's less pressure, the air in the balloon is able to spread out more, until it finally stresses the balloon enough that it pops open.
2006-08-11 03:08:53 · answer #4 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will float up until it is at a point where its weight is even to that of the atmosphere around it. Eventually all the helium will leak out of it and it will fall back to earth, or it will pop, due to the pressure change.
2006-08-11 03:10:21 · answer #5 · answered by bob_themighty 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As it rises, atmospheric pressure decreases. The pressure inside the balloon increases to the point that the balloon pops.
2006-08-11 03:09:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It Keeps Going Up Till It Can't Anymore
2006-08-11 03:08:49 · answer #7 · answered by savvy s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US was bombed from Japan during WWII using helium balloons. It didn't do much damage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_balloon
2006-08-14 17:10:51 · answer #8 · answered by anim8er2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋