Popping a ballon inside of another balloon

An interesting technique using a Ruby Laser.

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1 Posted 87 days ago by NathaneM

Owwwasome! What's a ruby laser?

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2 Comment rating too low, click to show Posted 87 days ago by Ovex38

wow, did you see that? He popped the balloon with his Mind! stinkin'jedi powers.

Actually I wonder why the outer balloon didn't pop...?

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3 Posted 87 days ago by mikesufc

The inner one was blue, the outer one was red...I guess a ruby laser is red??

Perhaps it goes through the red balloon but pops the blue...However I am just inventing my own science theories here...

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4 Posted 87 days ago by messmaker

The wavelength of the ruby laser is transmitted through the red balloon and is absorbed by the darker balloon inside.

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5 Comment rating too low, click to show Posted 87 days ago by SpikedSilver

i have no idea either..but maybe the small balloon was inflated very firm so that the expanding air, caused by the heat of the laser, needed less time to let the balloon explode...

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6 Posted 87 days ago by Louie

I don't know what he did but it worked. Pretty neat 8-)

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7 Posted 87 days ago by THEHOFFY

I WANT ONE :D

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8 Posted 87 days ago by mvanveen81

Ive never seen a room of grown man get so excited over popping a balloon :D

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9 Posted 87 days ago by Fergus_Thedog

#8 - I have seen a room of grown men get more excited than that over popping balloons... It all depends on the girl wearing them though.. ;)

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10 Comment rating too low, click to show Posted 87 days ago by exxxed

What if the red baloon was filled with helium... would that blue on float after it was popped?

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11 Posted 86 days ago by MiNo

if scientists work on creating a device that can automatically change the wavelength of the laser, maybe they will be finally able to make the "see-through glasses"

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12 Posted 85 days ago by Deblaauwn

#1 A ruby laser is a laser made of ruby (that's how the first laser was made).

#5 My guess would be the popping is not due to heating and expanding air, but that the laser burns a hole in the balloon. A laser doesn't have much power, but the very small area it acts upon makes up for it. In that respect it is similar to focusing solar light using a magnifying glass.

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13 Posted 85 days ago by USAnumber1

Yep,it's all about focus. That's how a laser can be used to repair a torn retina without damaging the lens or cornea.

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14 Posted 48 days ago by NoNameMcGee

#4 is right on how it works :D

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15 Posted 8 days ago by gogonybo

"the red ones still good" thanks for the update