Physics Experiment | coke can implode

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.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Physics
• experiment
• coke
• can
• coca
• cola
• air
• pressure
• vacuum
• water
• cold
• boil
• steam
• steinern
• august
• lund
• nicholas
• caplin

[paintbaler94]

coke still in the can?

[zakkah93]

@paintbaler94 Read description.

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

[ibanezgr]

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

[zakkah93]

lool ja, ulf arne og xD

[shortymcshrimp28]

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

[BlazeReborn2]

I do that at home veeeery often.

XD

[tredond]

only got it to work once

[mococartas]

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

[chiniita1234]

SWEET-did this in science class!