Buoyancy Brainteasers: Balloon-in-Car Puzzler

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NOVA Voyage of Doom density buoyancy float sink suspended medium displacement gas weight Archimedes helium balloon car force fluid
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Science
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Buoyancy Brainteasers: Balloon-in-Car Puzzler

Which way do you think a helium balloon inside an idling car will move when the driver puts the pedal to the metal? Put your understanding of the factors that influence an object's buoyancy to the test in this interactive brainteaser from the NOVA Web site.
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PBS Learning Media

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