What You Did

You blew up a balloon without having to blow into it.

Intended Results

The balloon should have expanded, though it didn’t completely fill with air.

Unintended Results

If the water isn’t hot enough, the balloon will not expanded. If the bottle doesn’t submerge, the balloon will not expand

Keep Tinkering

Try using different sized bottles

Explored Concepts

air pressure, standard heat and pressure

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