
Science: if we can learn something from sending a 1,200 lb. payload over Saskatchewan via (a very large) balloon, by golly we’re going to try.
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Science: if we can learn something from sending a 1,200 lb. payload over Saskatchewan via (a very large) balloon, by golly we’re going to try.
What can you do with a large Erlenmeyer flask, a kettle of boiling water, and a bag of balloons? Science, of course!
Get the flask hot with a pour of boiling water first, then pour out. Add a small amount of boiling water – as hot as can be – and quickly seal with a balloon. We’re looking for steam, and lots of it.
Then wait and see what happens!