Video: Push a Skewer Through a Balloon

Our friend Steve Spangler is an absolute rock star in the worlds of science and education. His events draw teachers from all over the world, and his appearances on Denver's 9News (weekly) and the Ellen DeGeneres Show (a dozen and counting) are the kind of viral videos that you actually feel good about watching while you're supposed to be doing something else.

Best of all, Steve is the master of sharing a cool experience and then teaching the science behind it.

Today we stumbled across some video from one of his recent visits to 9News. In it, he shows meteorologist Becky Ditchfield how to push a sharp-edged skewer (like the kind you use for cooking) right through the center of a balloon. How's he do it? Well, the secret has to do with the polymers that make up the balloon's composition. But we don't want to give too much away. Watch for yourself:

 

Of course, there are a million other great resources just like this over on Steve's own website. Enjoy!

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