eli5: My 5-year-old wants to know why some balloons are so loud when they pop.

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My answer was “because of the air…”

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Balloons are full of compressed air. Sound is a wave in air. As a balloon pops, the air rushing out creates a wave that your ear picks up.

Tires are also just very strong balloons, so they [pop even more impressively](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HANwJp8Z5mc)

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