How is it possible that Phil can press some thumb tacks into a balloon and it doesn't go POP!? It's all down to the distribution of pressure. Have a look at the Hub Lab experiment above. Now, if you ...

Are you one of those who love to pop balloons at birthday parties and other celebrations? Then, it is recommended that you stop doing it at once. Popping balloons can be louder than shotgun blasts and ...

University of Alberta audiologists aren't trying to ruin your parties. They are trying to make parties safer for your ears. The sound made by popping balloons, they found, can be louder than a shotgun ...

Go pop a balloon. Then, come back. How did you do it? Did you poke it with a pin? Or did you overinflate it until it popped? Well, you probably did neither, because you don't have any balloons (good ...