1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auEric Limerhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/ericlimer-usa/Think You Know Basic Physics? This Balloon Will Prove You Wrongrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9ce1SPxsYI"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/04/think-you-know-basic-physics-this-balloon-will-prove-you-wrong/">Think You Know Basic Physics? This Balloon Will Prove You Wrong</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/04/think-you-know-basic-physics-this-balloon-will-prove-you-wrong/embed/#?secret=9ce1SPxsYI" width="600" height="338" title="“Think You Know Basic Physics? This Balloon Will Prove You Wrong” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="9ce1SPxsYI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/01/769225_y8mzDvpKzfY.jpg?quality=751280720When you have a balloon floating in a car and start driving, instead of getting thrown back, it actually flies forward. What? Are balloons immune to inertia? Is physics broken? Nope. As SmarterEveryDay explains, it actually makes perfect sense, as science always does.