58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours agoWhen you inhale helium from a balloon, do you weigh less?message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up132
arrow-up132message-squareWhen you inhale helium from a balloon, do you weigh less?58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareSmoothIsFast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoHelium by volume is lighter than air. That metric is called density. So if you displace the volume in your lungs with helium that weighs less than the air that’s usually there, you will weigh less. Physics!
Helium by volume is lighter than air. That metric is called density.
So if you displace the volume in your lungs with helium that weighs less than the air that’s usually there, you will weigh less.
Physics!