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Related: About this forumMolten lava meets a can of Coke
Freshly erupted lava can range from 700-1200 °C (1,300-2,200 °F). According to the manufacturers, Coca-Cola is best served at 4 °C (40 °F).
Photographer Bryan Lowry wondered (as so many of us do): What would happen if a can of Coke crossed paths with molten lava? He decided to stage an experiment on a volcano in Hawaii. One can had a small hole punctured in the top too prevent the aluminum can from exploding. The second can was left perfectly sealed. Lowry used a GoPro to capture the video and was not in any personal danger.
How do you think the cans will fare against the lava?
Check it out:
Read more at http://www.iflscience.com/environment/molten-lava-meets-can-coke#958MBKqUVSlfGzOC.99
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Molten lava meets a can of Coke (Original Post)
dipsydoodle
May 2014
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Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)1. What, no explosion??
Warpy
(111,274 posts)3. A well sealed can of veg would explode
Soft drinks will always pop either the seam of the pop top because the cans are considerably flimsier.
Even when I first moved out here and left a case of soda in my car while I ran another couple of errands on a hot day and came back to soaked upholstery and a nice smelling car (it was root beer), it only opened on the tops and leaked slowly after the first hiss.
Granny M
(1,395 posts)2. Would have thought the sealed one would have exploded. nt
NickB79
(19,253 posts)4. Millions of years from now, a new sentient species will find these
And display them in a museum somewhere
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)5. Along with a trillion trillion or so disposable nappies.
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)6. Not enough coke/water to stop the lava
Introduction
On 23 January 1973, a volcanic eruption, which will not be easily forgotten, began on Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago. In a few hours most of the inhabitants had been evacuated to the mainland on ships and aircraft, and efforts were already underway to save their personal belongings. The purpose of this technical article is to report on the measures taken to prevent the lava from flowing over the town and into the harbor, namely the lava-cooling operations.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/of97-724/methods.html
muriel_volestrangler
(101,321 posts)7. large bag of rubbish in a caldera