PIRA 2B30.15 Air Pressure: Crush a Soda Can
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Photo of University of Texas at Austin's Demonstration
Instructions / Notes:
- A soda can containing a small amount of water is heated over a bunsen
burner.
- With a pair of tongs, the can is quickly inverted into a beaker of
water.
- The upside down can will collapse inward rapidly while held in the
water.
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