Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Water Balloon Popping in Slow Motion

Watch the following video and explain to me which of Newton's Laws of Motion are demonstrated.


This video was taken using a new high speed camera. It captures so many shots per second that you are actually able to see what happens as a water balloon pops.

41 comments:

Paul Ochs said...

WOW!!!...Tht was like freakin awsom!!

Anonymous said...

coooooooooooooooolllllllllll!!!!!!!




Muck

Anonymous said...

i think that was cool



levi 7th

Anonymous said...

i wish i had a camara like that!
Erin Milan

Anonymous said...

Hey Ms. Maxwell...I must say your blog is the cutest! This video is so neat! The water stays in the shape of the balloon even when it was popped.:]

-sari(:

Anonymous said...

I'm very surprised the video showed that the water stayed in the same shape for awhile. I would have figured it would come out in all different directions. Eventually the water wasn't so round but I can't believe that even for a millisecond (is that a word?) that it would be round water...

~aNnA pEtReE~

Anonymous said...

That was an awsome video. Its funny because he talk in japanese or chinese.

scott

Anonymous said...

every action force has an equal and oppisite reaction force


kyle coburn

Anonymous said...

That was really cool....I liked how the balloon stayed in the same spot..and his face was funny!!!!!

--ashlie

Anonymous said...

Hi Mrs.Maxwell =]]
That is awesome!!! I think it is the 3rd law!!! I cant believe the water stays in the same shape!The guy looks very excited also!!



emily <3

Anonymous said...

That was awesome

-Chase H3nry

simoneaux said...

sup smax that is really cool i think it is the law of inertia

Anonymous said...

THAT WAS ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN. IT IS AMAZING THAT THE WATER STAYED IN THE SAME PLACE.





ADAM

Anonymous said...

That was awesome




Wesley

Anonymous said...

That was cool. I gotta get a camera like that.-Tyler-

Big Luke said...

DAGGUMM!!! Thats tight!! It was like a huge rain drop falling very slowly. ((that dude was a little odd even though he was speaking japnese))(((he had an odd expression when the ballon popped)))

Anonymous said...

that is so cool how the balloon pops so fast and the water remains there

Hannah B

Big Luke said...

But i also think that all of the laws of motion were acting upon it!! Eat that 7th graders!! Boohyah!!

:)Mirandaaa(: said...

That was like really awesome.
Thats cool how it stayed the same shape pretty much the whole time.

Anonymous said...

i believe that it is newtons law of inertia

Hannah B again

Anonymous said...

Newtons third law is what I think it is.

Anonymous said...

newtons 3rd law of motion










tyler

Anonymous said...

This is really cool. Just wonder how much that thing costs

emily

T.Hunter#deuce-4 said...

I believe it is the third law of "NEWTOWN".





Ya BOI#24!

Nugent said...

WOW!!!!!! i think maybe the 3rd law????

Anonymous said...

i wish i always saw things in slow motion cause that was alsome seth

Anonymous said...

i think it is Newton's 3rd law of motion.




Jonathan Caldwell

Anonymous said...

I think it is Newton's third law of of motion.


-AUSTIN-COX-

Anonymous said...

it is the law of inertia

Anonymous said...

it is the law of inertia

bailey granade

Anonymous said...

Hi Ms. Maxwell! That guy's face was hilarious when he popped the balloon.It is the first law of motion.

Arielle

Skye Maxwell Fowler said...

I think both the 1st and 3rd laws of motion were demonstrated in this video. Good job guys!

Anonymous said...

inertia graham

Anonymous said...

That is so cool. I've totally forgotten my newten's laws of motion, but I'm guessing that it has something to do with gravity and pressure?

Katie C :)

Anonymous said...

This is sooo kool! Watching things in slow motion bring out the details and the poeple look funny! Watching people in slow motion is one of the funniest things EVER!!!!!!!!!!! I wish i had a camera like that! (just so i could make fun of people and their expresions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) hehehe... I'll see you when i see you!!! love ya! Erin :)

HaNnAh GiSs!!! said...

HEY!!!! This was awsome and i showed my brother and sister the video and they wanted to watch it again and again and so i finally told them they had to leave! Ms. Maxwell i dont understand how the law of inertia could fit in. The third law makes sense, but inertia? Maybe it's because i forgot the laws but i know what inertia is and using from what i know it doesn't make sense!
HaNnAh GiSs!!!

Skye Maxwell Fowler said...

Let's think about inertia for a moment. Inertia is an object's resistance to change. According to the first law of motion, an object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. The water in the balloon only had one force acting on it- gravity. The force of gravity was strong enough to overcome the initial stillness of the water. Once in motion, the object was not acted on by a force strong enough to change its path.

HaNnAh GiSs!!! said...

oh i get it now! thanks!
HaNnAh GiSs!!!

Matt Upshaw said...

it demonstates that an object at rest tends to stay at rest.
it was cool!

Anonymous said...

1st law of motion.

Zach K.

Anonymous said...

That was so awsome
Amelia :)