• Question: Why do bubbles pop and dont last?

    Asked by 687pnug24 to Huma, Jack, Lucy, Miranda, Peter on 14 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Peter Boorman

      Peter Boorman answered on 14 Nov 2016:

      Hello 687pnug24!

      Very interesting question. I’m not entirely sure why this happens, but I think because the ‘wall’ of the bubble is too thin/weak to survive various sources of pressure around it, such as from wind, or air pressure. This leads to the pressure around it forcing the bubble to collapse in on itself, kind of how people think a black hole might form!

      Peter

Comments