Water Balloons in Zero Gravity (Video!)

[Joe Tully]

This has been posted in a few places on the net and I just think it's incredibly cool. Watch what happens when these guys experiment with water balloons in zero gravity. I'd love to be doing stuff like this for a living!

http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/balloon/blob.htm

Any comment on these incredibly cool videos? I had no idea that you could simulate a zero gravity environment like that on a jet without going into space!

[Depth Charge]

That's interesting and very entertaining.... thanks Joe Tully!!!

[Dane Martin]

Although essentially pointless, that's very entertaining. Thanks for digging it up, Joe.

[Hyper_Anthony]

Neato. How could the catch the water, its suppose to roam free in its natural habitat! Run free water, run free!!

[Sir Gatts]

Any comment on these incredibly cool videos? I had no idea that you could simulate a zero gravity environment like that on a jet without going into space! Same thing as riding on a roller coaster with a really huge drop. Had a cup of water do that once before only to have most of it land back in my cup and on the person behind me. :D

[Opaque]

you had a cup of water on a roller coaster?

[Rhydant]

was it the superman coaster at six flags in LA? you get about 4 seconds of zero-g there.

[Joe Tully]

Originally posted by Sir Gatts
Same thing as riding on a roller coaster with a really huge drop. Had a cup of water do that once before only to have most of it land back in my cup and on the person behind me. :D

Heh. I guess that makes some sense, but I'd almost expect them to be flung to the ceiling--kind of like what happens to a passenger when an elevator goes down really fast in one of the Looney Tunes. :) They probably calculate it out carefully to prevent that kind of thing from happening.

[Allen's Nickname.]

Joe.

That was awsome.

Thank you.

[Sir Gatts]

Originally posted by Rhydant
was it the superman coaster at six flags in LA? you get about 4 seconds of zero-g there. It was back when I was young when I visited Darien Lake here in NY. I can't remember the name of the roller coaster but it was the only one in the park mostly made of wood. It had about a two second straight drop. Of course they probably don't let anyone on today with drinks. :( You could probably get away with something like a quarter.

[Dane Martin]

Originally posted by Box Drink
you had a cup of water on a roller coaster?

Best. Idea. EVER.

[czyznyck99]

I was on Superman at Six Flags. My sister had a little doll she was holding while on the ride. I saw it briefly suspend at the top. It was awesome.

Zero-G is very cool.

Later.

[DoubleL]

Wow.....And that is all I can say......I have to study further into this over the summer. :D

[Dane Martin]

Yes, you do! Post your results with the group!

Or... not...

[DoubleL]

All this talk of zero gravity and rollercoasters make me wonder.... What happens when you throw up in zero gravity?

[Dane Martin]

(Someone else with a Sonic aniGIF? Bwaha!)

Good question. I'm sure the answer is found on a rerun of the disturbing Bill Nye the Science Guy PBS show, but I do not dare to dig it up. *shudder*

[Sir Gatts]

Originally posted by DoubleL
All this talk of zero gravity and rollercoasters make me wonder.... What happens when you throw up in zero gravity? You probably would choke. :o