Superheating and supercooling

This is a demonstration of superheating and supercooling. It was made for a college project on thermal physics. The water used is normal mineral water, and the the beer is Corona.

Superheating is achieved by getting a liquid past it's boiling point without actually boiling (until it's desturbed). Note any attempt at this should be taken with extreme caution using appripriate safety measures, as a slight jolt can cause it to erupt violently.

Supercooling is the exact opposite, where a liquid is cooled below its freezing temperature but remains in liquid state (until disturbed).

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Superheating
• water
• supercooling
• beer
• thermal
• physics

[01hcirich01]

Just put it in for about 4 hours otherwise it will probably freeze, then tap it on the table.

[kwantran]

so you just stick a corona in the freezer adn then after a day or so, take it out and hit it?

[01hcirich01]

Thanks, we got a good grade for our project :)

[JSpurgeon28]

best demonstration i've seen so far...