@veritasium: Does filling a balloon with helium give it more mass or less? #Veritasium #Physics #BrainTeaser

Jim :

Has more mass AND weight but the weight is offset by buoyancy...

Oscar Magnusson :

I don't understand the potato one

James Murphy :

If a helium balloon isn’t filled with helium is it even a helium balloon at that point? I’d just call it an empty balloon

coopchap :

The misconception with the balloon problem is that a scale measures neither weight nor mass, it measures normal force. The mass and weight of the balloon would increase, but the normal force required to hold it on a table would be less because buoyancy force is helping counteract gravity as well. So a scale would read less even though it weighs more.

adam :

Hi

Pabalo :

mor mass but also more displacement

Prince :

𐰃𐰾𐰚𐰤𐰑𐰼 :

Hi, from:

Timo 😃 :

Straight up lies, nice. Ever heard of a fellow named Archimede ?

its.me :

swear he's gay