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Spinout puzzle of Water, Air, Steel

ttokoro
20-Turquoise

Spinout puzzle of Water, Air, Steel

Which is weighty a big balloon with 1m^3 volume of air or two basket balls?

Assume the weight of balloon gum (rubber) is 20g. 

 

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Conditions.

1.They are on your hand.

2. Throw and Catch ball them.

 

 

ACCEPTED SOLUTION

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ttokoro
20-Turquoise
(To:ttokoro)

Static state ( On your hand)

 

Big balloon is 20 g.  << Two basketballs, each is 600 g.image.png

 

They are moving. When you catch them, the speed is v, mass*v affect your hands.

 

The mass of a large balloon is image.png, Weight of balloon is 20 g.image.png

 

Two basketballs. The mass is, image.png,image.pngimage.png

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Therefore, we feel almost the same or more m-v attack in the big balloon than two basketballs.

 

 

 

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ttokoro
20-Turquoise
(To:ttokoro)

Static state ( On your hand)

 

Big balloon is 20 g.  << Two basketballs, each is 600 g.image.png

 

They are moving. When you catch them, the speed is v, mass*v affect your hands.

 

The mass of a large balloon is image.png, Weight of balloon is 20 g.image.png

 

Two basketballs. The mass is, image.png,image.pngimage.png

image.png

Therefore, we feel almost the same or more m-v attack in the big balloon than two basketballs.

 

 

 

image.png

LucMeekes
23-Emerald III
(To:ttokoro)

I see you take account of the pressure of the air in the basket balls.

With just (1.0) atmospheric pressure in the big balloon it will look like a weak bag.

I'm trying to imagine how it will fly through the air...

 

Luc

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