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[lbd_nytetrayn]

Note to self: never forget to remove canned Coke from the back of your vehicle during wintertime in Toronto, Canada, or else this might happen:



I lucked out, there was so much junk in the back on top of it that it pretty much contained the blast, whenever it happened.

Came close to having two explode on me, though. Check this out:





Wild, huh? All the rest are fine, though.

Now, I'd like one of my "smart" friends to explain this one to me.

These cans were kept in the same place, at the same temperature, at the same time. Yet only ONE exploded. Another was on its way, but the other four seem perfectly normal. How in the hell is that?

LBD "Nytetrayn"

Comments

[starnik.livejournal.com]

They were air-cooled, so most likely it an unequal distribution of cold air, or loss of energy. Like you said, it was surrounded by junk, so some of the junk may have held in heat longer than other junk. The cans closest to the heatsource, no matter how small it was, cooled down just a little bit slower the two end ones. That, or, some of the junk acted as insulation for the non-distorted cans.

...that, or magic leprechauns did it.

[anotherdelta.livejournal.com]

What he said. Plus, assuming you guys have been getting -20 C weather or whatever, and then suddenly having heat in the car, the temperature change is quite drastic. It all went asplode!

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

Well, not all, that's the thing. And the two cans that did have problems were opposite from one another, as you can see. Just seems weird that instead of it having been cans that were surrounding the explodey ones that were affected, it was the two on opposite ends from each other. The ones around the explodey cans were just fine.

LBD "Nytetrayn"

[tabbykitsune.livejournal.com]

....that is just freaking awesome.

[wolfshadow.livejournal.com]

See, I love doing that, but I do it with bottled soda. Soda tastes best to me ice cold.

LOL, I once forgot to bring in soda from the car when we where having below-zero nights.. When I finally brought them in, they where so rock-solid, that they where making "chink!" noises as the bottles banged together. I've never had a bottle explode on me, tho'.

wow.

[valkysas.livejournal.com]

Tiny cans! I have never seen tiny cans like that before. those are so cool.

Re: wow.

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

Heh, sometimes they're used for samples, but I got these at Wal-mart down south a couple of years ago.

They sell them here, too. Or Pepsi does, anyway. Have a funny sign with them that says, "Have a little Pepsi."

LBD "Nytetrayn"

[makzu.livejournal.com]

It's physics. Physics doesn't have to make sense.

[gelgameth.livejournal.com]

The cans may also have acted as insulation.. It happens. A layer of ice in the arctic circle keeps the water below it warmer. Same principle as with igloos.

[nova-eclipse.livejournal.com]

Some cans might have been slightly fuller than others; that could have caused this. Also, some might have had more CO2 mixed into them than others. When CO2 gets cold, first it turns into a liquid, then it turns into a solid. That might have something to do with what happened too.