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Step 3Freeze

Freeze
Freeze for about four hours depending on the size of the balloon.
-you can tell if it's done by tapping the top, if it is hard it's ready.
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5 comments
Oct 12, 2007. 4:55 PMDinerro94 says:
wouldn't the ice expand when frozen. in other words the balloon would pop!
Aug 26, 2010. 6:58 AMdobos111 says:
its a balloon - they are meant to expand
Jun 26, 2008. 1:58 PMmasterj says:
it wouldnt expand that much .... in fact iv frozen ice in glass cups .... didnt break
Jan 30, 2009. 9:44 PMred-king says:
things contract when they freeze.
Feb 3, 2009. 8:14 PMmasterj says:
water expands not contracts when frozen ... its thermodynamics
Jan 30, 2009. 10:08 PMsonaps says:
Water, when freezing, forms a six-sided crystaline structure. This actually causes it to expand and become of lower density than water (hence ice floating in water).
Oct 19, 2007. 4:41 AMminimidget says:
That would only happen if the balloon was filled to maximum capacity. If you leave room for it to stretch, you should be fine.
Oct 13, 2007. 4:19 PMbuterSBob29 says:
ya

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