Why Are High-Altitude Research Balloons Only Partially Inflated When Launched?

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Why Are High-Altitude Research Balloons Only Partially Inflated When Launched?

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The atmospheric pressure decreases as they rise, so they expand. If they were fully inflated at launch, they would burst at high altitudes.

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