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Helium balloon lean in accelerating car

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Uploaded by on Nov 27, 2010

one of my physics students asked me what should happen if you hold on to a helium balloon in an accelerating car, based on a suggestion of Michio Kaku in his book Hyperspace. so i told him he should do the experiment. here is a short clip of the video he shot.

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  • This is because when the car accelerates the air pressure in the back of the car gets higher and in the front lower. That's what my physics teacher said

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