Lake Nyos Demonstration

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Uploaded by on Nov 15, 2008

This is a great way to show students that carbon dioxide gas is heavier than air. It also helps them understand the unusual natural disaster at Lake Nyos in Africa. In 1986 a tremendous amount of carbon dioxide gas erupted from the lake, and then flowed down through a village, killing 1,700 people.

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  • Those flames sure are an apt metaphor for the lives of those villagers at Lake Nyos.

  • I'm such a nerd...I watch this kind of videos for entertainment

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  • african is not a country

  • They say this is also one of many reasons why not to use a crib bumper for your baby.

  • Yes, the Lakes may have had this reaction; I'm sorry to disrespect or anything, this just doesn't show enough of what would've actually happened (the water bubbling, gas cloud, etc.) - I know the risks in attempting that, but... ya know? ^^"

  • sweet experiment benson

  • excellent experiment!! I had NO IDEA how really lethal CO2 really was....excellent11

  • sweet

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