My wife bought a 24-can pack of Sprite (and another of Dr. Pepper) and left them in an un-air-conditioned room for a couple of days. When she returned, 5 of the Sprite cans had emptied their contents all over the table. Each can had less than an ounce left. But, none of the cans were open, had holes or dents or any other sign of damage. So, how the heck did the Sprite get out? And why?
PV=nRT As temperature increases, so does pressure. It must have gotten pretty hot in that room, so the can pseudo exploded. Look for a small puncture somewhere, it should be there.
Obviously, that occured to me. And the heat probably did make it pop. But, there must have been some kind of defect in the cans. And, I suspect it must have come from the seam around the pop-top. But, how does it eject the entire contents of the can?
Fill a sink or a large glass bowl with water. Then submerge the cans in it to see where air bubbles come out.
i had a 12 pack of pepsi explode in my sisters car when i was borrowing it. it was sitting in the parking lot in the summer time
I don't think there's that much air pressure to empty that much sprite. I guess JV can give a mean temperature of the room those cans were in. I'm leaning towards Sprite loving ghosts on this one...
I just went and did that. No bubbles would come out, even when I squeeze it. Also, my wife tells me the flat of DP was on top of the flat of Sprites, and the cardboard of the DP flat didn't get wet, so she doesn't think the Sprite came out the top. But, there's really no other way out. I really don't understand it. The temperature in the room was what you'd expect in an un-air-conditioned room in an insulated house when the outside temperture is 80 degrees. I imagine less than 100 degrees.
not really. chemistry class taught us pv=nrt is for ideal gases. we dont have ideal gases. the more you know
Ill +1 your comment with this though.. i agree with pv=nRT, but when pressure increases in a cylindrical object, as pressure builds up, the stress will be a vertical direction, so instead of a puncture there should be a vertical line gash on the side. Thats how it works. /nerd
