Question: do kids helium balloons pop at high altitude or keep going up? at an event yesterday I saw quite a few balloons let go and they went up until they were too small to see.  What happens to them?  Do they leak and fall to earth or keep going?

Answer: They pop because the pressure is much higher up in the atmosphere, causing the balloon weight to collapse upon itself. They won't make it into space.
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