Water balloons in SPACE

ImEric12 · 07-23-2005, 12:43 PM

Ever wondered what it'd look like to pop a water balloon in zero-g?

http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/balloon/blob.htm

Three videos. They're pretty freaking cool. It's weird when they turn off the zero-g in the last one and the blob of water just falls at normal speed.

Foxxers · 07-23-2005, 01:11 PM

Wow, that's pretty cool!

Were they trying to drink the water or were they blowing bubbles into the water? Either way, it's cool. n.n I wonder if they could do it with chocolate milk and make bubbles, because that's awesome.

**Spazzbite** · 07-23-2005, 06:07 PM

They were blowing air bubbles into the water. Pretty gnarly experiment.

**Snapps** · 07-23-2005, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Ever wondered what it'd look like to pop a water balloon in zero-g?

Have you ever smoked a big fat cuban cigar?

Very cool stuff. I'm going to try to save these if I can.

gonzo4life44 · 07-23-2005, 10:32 PM

that is pretty cool. i wonder what it'd look like to play DDR in space...

**zajac** · 07-24-2005, 12:32 AM

You'd have to bar rape in space, otherwise every step you pressed would shoot you off and away from the pad... haha

nforcer06164 · 07-24-2005, 10:48 AM

That is so awesome. I thought that the water particles would end up scattering, but I guess the surface tension or something keeps it together. Very interesting... and awesome.

Hylian · 07-24-2005, 11:02 AM

No its because water is polar. it sticks together and to things.

That's why if you throw water out of a glass it will stick together until it hits the ground as opposed to pebbles which will scatter...

ImyourDaddy · 07-25-2005, 02:49 PM

That was pretty cool. ^_^;;

XDDRCutieX · 07-30-2005, 05:53 PM

Thats pretty coolie!
~Rach~

purplepopcorn · 07-30-2005, 07:06 PM

please don't bump old threads...

Afrobean · 07-30-2005, 08:10 PM

The bump wasn't too big. The bad part came from the lack of contribution.

07-23-2005, 12:43 PM	#1
ImEric12 FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Next to Hooker Land. :o Posts: 1,952	Water balloons in SPACE Ever wondered what it'd look like to pop a water balloon in zero-g? http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/balloon/blob.htm Three videos. They're pretty freaking cool. It's weird when they turn off the zero-g in the last one and the blob of water just falls at normal speed. __________________

07-23-2005, 01:11 PM	#2
Foxxers FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 11	RE: Water balloons in SPACE Wow, that's pretty cool! Were they trying to drink the water or were they blowing bubbles into the water? Either way, it's cool. n.n I wonder if they could do it with chocolate milk and make bubbles, because that's awesome. __________________ Boogley Monster. :B

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gonzo4life44 FFR Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: a little place called new mexico Age: 35 Posts: 626	RE: Water balloons in SPACE that is pretty cool. i wonder what it'd look like to play DDR in space... __________________

07-24-2005, 11:02 AM	#8
Hylian FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas Age: 35 Posts: 314	No its because water is polar. it sticks together and to things. That's why if you throw water out of a glass it will stick together until it hits the ground as opposed to pebbles which will scatter... __________________

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XDDRCutieX FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 251	Thats pretty coolie! ~Rach~ __________________

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ImyourDaddy FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	That was pretty cool. ^_^;;

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purplepopcorn FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: extra salty Age: 32 Posts: 602	please don't bump old threads...

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Afrobean Admiral in the Red Army Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the moon Age: 36 Posts: 13,262	The bump wasn't too big. The bad part came from the lack of contribution. __________________

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