CAN YOU LIFT the Moon with HELIUM Balloons: The Science Explained

Описание: How Many Balloons to Lift the Moon? | A Ridiculous Engineering Thought Experiment 🎈🌕

What if we tried to lift the Moon using helium balloons? Sounds absurd—and it is—but that’s exactly why this wild thought experiment is so valuable. In this video, we break down one of the most impossible engineering challenges ever conceived: moving *7.346 x 10²² kilograms* of lunar mass with *party balloons*.

We’ll explore:

How Earth’s gravity makes this task nearly impossible (9.8 N/kg adds up fast!)
Why a single helium balloon lifting 14g isn’t helping much
The insane scale of materials, string strength, and helium required
What happens if we actually ignore gravity for a moment
How this mental exercise mirrors real-world engineering thinking

Spoiler: Even with 5.25 x 10²⁴ balloons, we’re nowhere close. From Earth’s relentless pull to balloon physics and carbon nanotube strength limits, every step teaches us something about how engineers and scientists approach complexity.

🎓 Whether you're into space, physics, or problem-solving, this video is a fun, mind-bending way to understand scale, gravity, and why some solutions are better left on the whiteboard.

📚 Sources include NASA, HowStuffWorks, and physics-based calculations.

🧠 Takeaway: Impossible problems can still teach us how to think better. Break them down. Analyze the forces. Understand the limits. Engineering starts with asking “what if?”

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