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Watch a laser set off a firecracker inside a balloon, without popping the balloon
It works because the clear balloon doesn’t heat up as the laser shines through it (which a colored balloon would do) and the elasticity allows the force from the explosion to be absorbed and dissipated.
Also, LASERS.
(via io9)