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Ethanol Explosion - Cool Science Experiment

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Uploaded by on Apr 5, 2011

If you've been to certain gas stations recently, you may have seen that some of your gasoline is getting a special additive called ethanol. Like gasoline, ethanol is easily ignited and creates a lot of energy while it burns. But here's the hitch, ethanol burns cleaner than gasoline. It's a little step that fuel companies are taking towards going green. This experiment will show you just how combustible ethanol is and why it's a great additive for fuel.

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  • thumbs up if you jumped out of your seat @ 1:57

  • @23432fdsasde Not recommended. Even though we know it's water, fragments of the reactants may still remain.

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  • WTH AT 1:57

  • i think his vids are interesting but could he not have a guest for once just sayin

  • where can i buy ethanol

    

  • Use this for my ping-pony serve.

  • am i the only 1 who didnt jump

  • I knew it was coming but I still kinda jumped a bit

  • i actually got scared

  • Not even gonna lie, I jumped when the ball popped out

  • My name Is Ethan yay he said my name (sort of)(ethanol) yay

  • Came here to get some fun...

    After 1:57 I'm afraid of ping pong balls

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