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yuiyoshida

(41,818 posts) Thu May 11, 2017, 10:04 PM May 2017

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Water balloon physics

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Water balloon physics (Original Post) yuiyoshida May 2017 OP

Is it my imagination or does a hummingbird sagesnow May 2017 #1

I think it's the knot dropping to the ground. krispos42 May 2017 #2

Ahh... sagesnow May 2017 #4

I think that's the remaining part of the balloon's blow-up part. What's that part called? The valve? NBachers May 2017 #3

sagesnow

(2,824 posts)

1. Is it my imagination or does a hummingbird

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Thu May 11, 2017, 10:20 PM

May 2017

come into that video at about the 4 second mark?

Beautiful video. Thanks for posting.

krispos42

(49,445 posts)

2. I think it's the knot dropping to the ground.

Reply to sagesnow (Reply #1)

Thu May 11, 2017, 10:22 PM

May 2017

n/t

sagesnow

(2,824 posts)

4. Ahh...

Reply to krispos42 (Reply #2)

Thu May 11, 2017, 10:25 PM

May 2017

Bet you are right. It does drop straight downward- not like a bird in flight. Still beautiful.

NBachers

(17,082 posts)

3. I think that's the remaining part of the balloon's blow-up part. What's that part called? The valve?

Reply to sagesnow (Reply #1)

Thu May 11, 2017, 10:23 PM

May 2017

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