In this video, Steve Spangler uses the same principles we used in class to crush a large drum! He boils water in the drum and then caps it off (we sealed our pop can by submerging it in water). After quickly cooling the drum in a kiddie-pool of ice, the water vapour condenses and the crushing begins...check it out:
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
How to Crush a 55 Gallon Drum
In chemistry lab this week, you saw that atmospheric pressure could crush a pop can. Did you know that it is even strong enough to crush a 55 gallon drum?
In this video, Steve Spangler uses the same principles we used in class to crush a large drum! He boils water in the drum and then caps it off (we sealed our pop can by submerging it in water). After quickly cooling the drum in a kiddie-pool of ice, the water vapour condenses and the crushing begins...check it out:
In this video, Steve Spangler uses the same principles we used in class to crush a large drum! He boils water in the drum and then caps it off (we sealed our pop can by submerging it in water). After quickly cooling the drum in a kiddie-pool of ice, the water vapour condenses and the crushing begins...check it out:
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