Hmm let wait together
Want some cake?
Edit: I did some digging myself but my English and chemistry knowledge ain't good enough so I understand absolutely nothing...
There's an oil in the orange that weakens the rubber of the balloon. It is called limonene or something like that. It's a hydrocarbon and from what my teacher told me, it is responsible for the scent of the orange.
This was my comment, don't know why it says guest...
Anyway, the limonene basically "dissolves" the rubber of the balloon. Thus making the balloon weaker on the area of contact... so the air inside the balloon breaks through and...
Pop!
Want some cake?
Edit: I did some digging myself but my English and chemistry knowledge ain't good enough so I understand absolutely nothing...
And I always cheated so I could pass chemistry back in high school
Here
https://www.chemedx.org/blog/how-does-orange-peel-pop-balloon-chemistry-course
Anyway, the limonene basically "dissolves" the rubber of the balloon. Thus making the balloon weaker on the area of contact... so the air inside the balloon breaks through and...
Pop!