Underwater Balloon Bursts

Dexter Myrick and Claire Bateman

2/11/2003-2/27/2003

Project Description and Goal:

We set out to take high speed digital photographs of air-filled balloons bursting halfway underwater and completely underwater.  To do this we used a specially made plastic tank with greater clarity than a fish tank, filled approximately 2/3 full of water, several balloons, weights to hold down the balloons, Vivitar 283 flash unit to capture a precise moment in time, and a Nixon 990 Coolpix digital camera to capture the illuminated phenomenon. We used two methods to pop the balloon: pricking the balloon with a pin and shooting it with a pellet gun.

Copyright statement:  All photographs on this site are the property of Dexter Myrick and Claire Bateman.  Their permission is required for reproducing these photographs in any way.  Send permission requests to winters@ncssm.edu.

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