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Glenn Fluid Mechanics Scientist, Dr. Mark Weislogel, and his team of researchers burst approximately 50 water balloons over a four-day flight campaign aboard a DC-9. Over the last 10 years, footage from the water balloon experiments has been used in textbooks, scientific journals, and classrooms worldwide. Aside from looking “really cool,” these water balloon experiments show how large liquid drops behave in a low-gravity environment and how easily and rapidly they can be deployed. Experiments and demonstrations like these are precursors to large-scale large liquid drop deployment tests that might be considered for future space experiments on exploration missions.

http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/ball...e/balloo01.mov

http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/ball...e/balloo02.mov

http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/ball...e/balloo03.mov

Alot more here: http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/ball...b.htm#AIRPLANE

Go NASA, conducting seemingly pointless experiments for our entertainment.

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AthlaS

That looked really cool.

I wanna grow up to be just like that guy...popping water balloons and whatnot. Not sure how far in life I can get with a career like that though.

Soama

Very far, you could get your on TV show :O and be the cooliest ev0r!

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Arcteryx

Or you could work for NASA? I'm pretty sure having a job there is part of the qualification for being a low-gravity water balloon popper.

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AthlaS

I require more information.

Going to the moon, BRB.