PhotoCredit: Lexi C.For my mini project I tried to create an unbreakable water balloon. My partner, Caroline Murray, and I used tape, post- its, and a green balloon. We filled the balloon with water and covered it with post- its. Then we wrapped 2 inch thick tape around the balloon over every inch with several layers. We thought that when we dropped it, all of the tape would hold the water inside and it would be a sealed object. When we went outside to test our experiment, we threw the balloon about 5 ft away, so we wouldn't get wet, and learned that it did not work. Obviously the water leaked out of the tape because it was not air tight. The pressure allowed the balloon to burst and the water to flow out, seeping through the leaks in the tape spaces.
Things we would have done differently:
- Use suran wrap along with larger more efficient tape
- Make the balloon smaller so it will be less chance it will pop
- Drop it from a lower distance
- Put air in the balloon as well
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