How To Have A Water Balloon Fight ... In Space
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How To Have A Water Balloon Fight ... In Space
Fri Nov 14 18:04:50 EST 2008
Mechanical engineers Seth Lichter and Mark Weislogel wondered what would happen if they popped water balloons aboard NASA's low-gravity aircraft. Aside from the "fun factor," as Weislogel puts it, the results demonstrate some basic principles of physics. 
