Sunday, January 30, 2011

Floyd style science!

Alternate title: How to scare the Sh*t out of your wife OR How to give mommy a heart attack!

So my husband decided to (accidentally) preform a little science experiment. This is how it went...


The Great Can Explosion!

Purpose: To scare the wife/mommy. More scientifically to show that liquids really do expand when frozen. ( You can see where this is going can't you???)

Materials: 1 can of pop (any kind will do...Sprite Zero in this case)
Cold weather (preferably with snow to camouflage the can)
1 unsuspecting wife
1 sleeping 8 year old
1 sleeping infant
Excellent timing
A job that makes you work a way (you will see why this is important later on)

Method: Place can on doorstep. Make sure it is during a cold snap where the temperature will stay -10*C or colder. Leave for work without telling the unsuspecting wife and 8 year old. Working away helps. Wait.



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Results: After about 26 hours in -10*C temperatures or greater the can will explode causing a gun shot like sound. In other words the can explodes and hits the house. The 8 year old will wake up and scream. The infant will sleep right through. The wife will go from scared to ready to kill you in 3 seconds flat!

Conclusions: A can of pop left, outside in the cold, on the door step will explode (from the resulting expanding contents) causing your wife to try and kill you. Working away will save your life and keep you from having to clean the mess up.

1 comment:

Laurie said...

trying not to laugh...... too late, hehehehehe