How many seconds does it take to pop a balloon?

Answer 1

Usually a matter of hours. But the question phrasing is important.

If you fill a balloon with 'air' (O2, N2) then it will deflate much slower than a helium balloon will. Balloons deflate because the molecules escape through microscopic holes in the rubber and since helium is smaller than O2 or N2, it escapes much easier and faster.

So a helium balloon will deflate in maybe 10 hours while an air-filled balloon could be around for days. Importantly, this all depends on what type of balloon is used. You will often see a shiny metal-like material used in helium balloons. This material is specially made to have incredibly small pores, so it keeps helium in much longer.

So in summary, a balloon's lifespan depends entirely on what you fill it with and what type of balloon you use. Bigger balloons generally last longer due to a lower surface area-to-volume ratio. Keeping balloons cool will likely help their lifespan somewhat but will also cause them to appear deflated.

A standard rubber balloon filled with exhaled breath will usually last about 4/5 days but it is entirely circumstantial.

Answer 2

There should be something on the balloons packaging with that informateion but just get a bike pump and blow the balloon up as much as you can then sick the needle of the bike pump in the balloon and there is your answer.

As much as you can put in without making it burst. The nature of the material (its elasticity, durability, porosity...), its thickness, the engineering and design of the balloon, and the use to which it will be put all go into determining how much air a balloon will hold. Meteorological balloons don't do too much expanding. Their job is to stay strong and functioning for as long as it takes to gather all the information it is meant to gather.

Answer 3

If you hit it with a needle about 1 second! :)

Answer 4

It can stay as long as it has enough helium inside (metalized mylar ballons last 10 times as long as rubber ones)

Answer 5

It is; 18 ballons because 18*20 seconds = 6 minutes

Answer 6

One Hour Max

Answer 7

A couple of months like 3 or so