This is instructable will teach you how to implode a soda can using only water and heat. Plus takes only minutes to do!
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Step 1: What You Need!
Items you need for this are:
Tongs (or anything that can hold a hot can, please dont burn yourself!)
A soda can
Bowl of cold water (I use a pot)
A stove
Step 2: Fill the Can
This step is as simple as going to you sink and filling up your can with a little bit of water ( i would say 2cm up or a bit more)
Step 3: Heat the Can!
Now put you can on the stove and wait 20-25 seconds (or until the water boils, you can hear it and see steam coming out)
Step 4: IMPLOSION!
Now take your tongs and grab the can and take it to the water quickly and turn it upside down into the water.
This will cause an implosion because the pressure in the can is less than the atmospheric pressure thus it is crushed by the atmosphere.
This is my first instructable so I'm sure it wasn't the best but I hope my future ones will be better!
If you like my instrucables PLEASE visit my Metacafe channel and watch the videos and give them 5 stars and or digg them.
Thank you so much enjoy,
Flippi273
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32 Discussions
11 years ago on Introduction
Great instructable. We did this with a 55 gallon drum once. We had a few gallons of water in it, over a fire, when it was at full steam we sealed it up (it had a screw-on mouth cap on top), rolled it off the fire and hit it with a cold hose and it crushed with ease, and sounded really cool too! It looked like an invisible giant was crushing it in her fist, just as easily as an empty beer can. Sadly I have no photos but now I am inspired to do it again!
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
invisible giant was crushing it in her fist?
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Hahah! Where do you think male giants come from, ginormous storks?
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction
my answer would have been davy jones locker
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Banana trees.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
i saw someone do that on youtube.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
That is awesome Do it again pictures or a video.
11 years ago on Introduction
Here's what happens when you scale this up just a tad...
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction
very interesting and cool
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
you joust dropped like 20 tons on it that all
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
20 tons are you serious!?
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
OMFG! Those pics are unbelieveable! I didn't know that the force would be so strong
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Physics is not a gentle master.
9 years ago on Introduction
i had to do this for a science assignment and i thank you very much for this instrustable, good sir.
he he. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .lol
10 years ago on Introduction
DAMN! That noise was abrupt!
10 years ago on Introduction
brisk :D
10 years ago on Introduction
WTF! every time theres a video from metacafe, it doesnt play all the way!
10 years ago on Introduction
cool
11 years ago on Introduction
lol it scared me the can crushed itself
11 years ago on Introduction
finally...someone who uses correct terminology...u said implode instead of explodeor collapse....altho u did say something at the end that sounded like explode....(not sure which u said)