Crushing a can with air pressure

A classroom demonstration of crushing a can using regular atmospheric pressure.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• earth
• science
• medina
• demonstration
• experiment
• lab

[ohrinerj]

Whoever you are, this is a fabulous demonstration. Please tell what grade level this is aimed for. Thanks.

[mrsciguy]

@ohrinerj This was done for 8th graders and I also do it for 9th.

[doublesjsj]

that teacher makes more sense than my science teacher

i hate my science teacher <_<

[qwert6118]

wow,his explanation is good and he make da experiment fun also..

[ImCoolerThenYoux]

whaddupp mr.medina

[dboyuc]

God bless you. I'm sure teaching science can be tough. Looks as if you're doing a great job.

[derrickplater101]

wow im in 6th grade my science teacher did that last week

[derrickplater101]

wow im in 6th grade my science teacher did that last week

[erin3382]

Your explanation of this experiment was better than my college professor's. Thanks! I wish I had a chem teacher like you when I was in high school.

[willpower101]

You are an awesome teacher! Beg the school for a high speed camera and you might get their [kids] attention a little more.

[ma335006]

One more thing that he could discuss with his class is the amount of water he is pouring out of each can. As you can see there is a lot of water coming out when he picks it up. this is because the vacuum sucks in the water as it is being crushed.

[KieTakurae]

While he was heating the can someone was like "Omygawd~ Its fire!" LOL