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by avian 2337 days ago
That balloon figure doesn’t make sense to me in relation to atmospheric pressure changes. It would mean that a tied-off balloon would randomly inflate and deflate itself depending on weather.
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It does, slightly. Pressure change 20 mBar = 2% of absolute atmospheric pressure -> about 2% balloon volume change, with corresponding 2% internal absolute pressure change, while keeping the same low differential inside-outside pressure.