How come it’s easier to blow up bigger balloons than it is to blow up the small ‘water balloons’?

Question

You would think that our lungs, that have stronger muscles and more air capacity, would be able to push air into that tiny thing and make the smaller balloon expand, but the slightly bigger balloon is way easier.

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Answer 1

Water balloons are usually thicker than air balloons (because they need to handle being full of dense water rather than decidedly less dense air), which makes them harder to inflate.