[meteorite-list] Did a Collision Cause Comet 17P/Holmes'MysteriousOutburst?

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:06:43 -0400
Message-ID: <go56j35tuc0j35sdvk6q8f1h6kga4rfci6_at_4ax.com>

On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 03:48:15 -0700 (MST), you wrote:

>You put a little water a a small piece of dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide)
>into it and close the top. The solid warms up, turns to gas and --- pop.
>Like popping a champagne cork. It gets the students' attention. The top
>actually slams off of our 15 foot class ceiling and lands well up the rows
>of students.

It is more fun with bigger bottles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTP4yp8y_NA

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dry+ice

(I did that once with a 24-ounce soft drink bottle. Split the thing open right
down the side. I have a local Ingles supermarket that sells dry ice for 99
cents a pound).
Received on Thu 08 Nov 2007 09:06:43 AM PST