The new way to pop balloons

Orange peels kill balloons.  The moment the balloon had one or two drops of limonene (the juice from the orange peel), the balloon popped, almost straight away.

This happened because the chemical (limonene) causes the rubber on the balloon to dissolve. So when you squeeze the limonene onto the balloon it will pop. The  limonene is in the darker part of orange skins; it is the part that gives the smell of oranges. 

Written by Caoimhe and Kobi