Watermelon Rubber Band Experiment

The structure of the watermelon is a solid albeit with a fair amount of water that isn t strongly kept to any given location.

Watermelon rubber band experiment. Daily dosage subscribe unsubscribe 683. What is kinetic energy. The material bonds in the rind and the pulp have some characteristic bond strength and corresponding properties like bul. What s balanced and unbalanced.

Ariel mia andrea 8z the question how many rubber bands does it really take to explode a watermelon. Gav and dan forgot to bring a knife to the picnic. Our hypothesis we thought around 400 rubber bands would make it work. 10 science experiments you can eat with your kids.

I highly suggest doing this watermelon challenge outside as it can make a mess as the name exploding watermelon suggests. Rubber bands destroying watermelon watermelon destruction rubber band experiment protective goggles. A fun waste of champagne. Thankfully they brought 500 elastic bands.

He needed a seatbelt. Subscribe to our newsletter. Physics forces and flying fruit have you ever wondered how many rubber bands it takes to implode a watermelon. If we put the rubber bands in the very middle of the watermelon then it would.

The big watermelon experiment. Then again that s part of the reason it makes a great activity to add to your kids summer bucket list. Like a watermelon and dozens and dozens of rubber bands. Watermelon physics video of explosion our prediction rubber band force kinetic energy graph balanced and unbalanced forces watermelon cantaloupe results quick review what force is used to make the watermelon pop.

The rubber bands stretched around a watermelon not only increase the potential energy of the rubber band but also of the watermelon. If you only put a hundred or so rubber bands on a watermelon it isn t going to make it explode but over time it may cause it to split because the force on the rind has changed and continues to do so as the rubber bands want to go back to their original shape. Shot at 1600fps with a phantom flex follow gav on twitter htt. Dr rob certainly has and he s destroyed many melons seeking the answer.