P2_2 Up Physics

Authors

  • Kyle Dangerfield University of Leicester
  • Samuel Walton University of Leicester
  • Elspeth Lewis University of Leicester
  • Jamie Byrne University of Leicester

Abstract

The Disney Pixar motion picture Up, features a scene where a house is lifted from the ground by large number of balloons. We used the assumption that the house weighs 45400 kg (100000 lbs), and was lifted by spherical, helium-filled party balloons each with a radius of 0.152 m. The calculated number of balloons required for the house to be uprooted from concrete foundations with a tensile strength in the range 2.2-4.1 MPa, would be between 5.01x10^9 and 9.33x10^9.

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Published

31-10-2017

How to Cite

Dangerfield, K., Walton, S., Lewis, E., & Byrne, J. (2017). P2_2 Up Physics. Physics Special Topics, 16(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2411

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2017): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles