An acoustic box, built to isolate the sound of an explosion caused by a chemical reaction with a balloon. The box is connected to a computerized audio/visual recording system. All of the recordings were edited into a documentary video that revealed the successful and failed experiments that took place in the box.

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An acoustic box, built to isolate the sound of an explosion caused by a chemical reaction with a balloon. The box is connected to a computerized audio/visual recording system. All of the recordings were edited into a documentary video that revealed the successful and failed experiments that took place in the box.

I covered a balloon with a certain chemical compound. During the process, the liquid material changed, solidified, and when done correctly, the balloon would pop, followed by a shrinking process and accompanied by sound.