Water balloons at high-velocity impact (IMAGE)

Princeton University, Engineering School

Water balloons at high-velocity impact

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The impact of water balloons, shot through an air cannon at a wall and captured through high-speed photography, revealed a new physics for a broad range of engineering problems, from understanding blood cells to fighting fires. Images courtesy of the researchers

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Pierre-Thomas Brun

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