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A baffling balloon behavior

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Why does a balloon lean forward with acceleration? Join Smarter Every Day’s Destin Sandlin as he explains to his kids this odd balloon phenomenon.

When Sandlin accelerates, why do the kids have more oxygen to breathe?

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