Why is there a loud sound when the balloon bursts?

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The air in a balloon is at a higher pressure than its surroundings because the elastic tension of the balloon skin is pulling inwards. ... The high-pressure air that was inside the balloon is now free to expand and this creates a pressure wave that our ears hear as a bang

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