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How to Pop Balloons With an Orange Peel

How to Pop Balloons With an Orange Peel

Leo and Stella are again experimenting! This time they are popping balloons with nothing else but orange peel. Good friends Nicolas and Harnek have also joined in the fun. “How does that work?” you may ask. When we squeeze orange peeling, a substance is sprayed around. That liquid is called limonene and it easily breaks latex of the balloon causing it to pop. We took this experiment a step further. After trying it on smaller sized balloons, we tried to see if the same would work on bigger balloons. And sure it did! This is a great experiment with balloons to try with the kids at home. It is easy science for children you can try at home :)