Common sense tells you that it’s impossible to boil water in a paper bag, but this classic parlor trick was a favorite of the Victorian magician. The real difficulty in performing this effect is making it look harder than it is! As you might imagine, the secret lies in yet another amazing property of water – it’s ability to conduct heat. Instead of using a paper bag, this modern day version of the demonstration uses an ordinary balloon, some water and a candle. It’s a combination that’s guaranteed to make people stand back.
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Can anyone give me explanation
U learn the difference between blow and suck LOL
Is this a physics demo?
GOOD
what if petrol is taken instead of water????
That is so cool
you can use a paper cup too
where could i find some of that water?
superb
cool really very cool
without the water, the balloon gets the heat and it melts and blow up, but with the water, the heat passes the balloon and in to the water, therefor, it will not blow up unless the water is extremely hot.
Is very awesome! because when i have science fair in the school, i use this to present! and teacher like it! my friends also like it! my teacher give me a+! I love it!
Water is an insulator dummie
Does that guy know anything about physics???
He said water is a great conductor of heat?!!!! Definitely not!!! The ballon didnt pop because water has a high specific heat capacity!!!
then do it with a lot of water!
cool
i did this
I would have never guess that, not in a million years….what that dude says..lol
Make sure the balloons are recently bought !!!!! Latex does decay after a while .
Ok question what energys is he using i think Thermal and chemical right?
wow!
Pretty cool. It was boiling
Is this a trick, an optical illusion of some sort? My son and I tried it three times and the balloons burst straightaway. Of course, set a flame to a balloon and it'll melt the plastic of the balloon, whatever's inside the balloon. Perhaps you're using a special type of balloon?
That was fun I like it stranger
cool
fail he lost the ballon
Steve reminds me of gale from breaking bad
it's kinda cool that i live in the same state as him…
Replace water with gasoline for a much funner experiment!
very nice mr.steve…
i think everyone does
cool
cool
This is exactly what happens to the suns heat that is trapped in the oceans, as 90% of the energy goes into it. A marine biologist would say that the clear proof of global warming is that they can clearly measure increased heat content in the oceans. This is a cool trick showing exactly how much better water holds heat compared to the atmosphere. So to increase air temperatures you need more moisture in the air as well. For earth PDO cycles often regulate this causing warmer air temps too.
DANG IT MARK KOEBRICH YOU LET THE BALLOON FLY AWAY.