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Pop Ballons on a Bed of NailsPIRA 1K30.20 |
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A balloon requires a great deal of pressure to be popped
on a bed of nails. The density of the nails is close enough so that the
force of the squeeze is spread out over all the nails instead of just
a few, thus the balloon will not pop easily
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Recipe and
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Bed of Nails |
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None at this time.
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