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Physics Experiment | coke can implode

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Uploaded by on Nov 17, 2008

What you have to do:
Puor a little water into a coke/beer/whatever can, and heat it for 6-7 minutes. Then, quickly put the can upside down into cold water.(Warning, after you have heated it, the can is very hot!)

What happens:
The can implodes, as if you crushed it with your hands.

Why does this happen:
When we heat the water in the can until it starts to boil, it forms a lot of steam, wich occupies more space than 20*C air.
And when we then put the can upside down in the cold water, the volume inside the can sinks rapidly, and it forms a vacuum which further results in the air outside the can to crush it.

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  • coke still in the can?

  • @paintbaler94 Read description.

    (Description edit: Pour a little water into an EMPTY can.)

  • HAHAHHA!!! AHHHHH!  I was laughing really weird close to the end!

  • lool ja, ulf arne og xD

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  • haha That dude at the end reminds me of Hyde from that 70's show.

  • I do that at home veeeery often.

    XD

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  • only got it to work once

  • Where are those coke cans when i actually NEED them after drinking it's content -_-

  • SWEET-did this in science class!

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