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Argh
Posted: 2002-10-14 08:51pm
by Raxmei
Just before setting down to lunch today, I set my jacket down on the grass. As soon as it touched down, I heard a distinctive hiss fwoosh sound coming out of it. Somehow the pop can I had in my pocket had exploded. Needless to say I was pissed off.
Posted: 2002-10-14 08:53pm
by Mr Bean
Send the Jacket to the Dry-Cleaners and be happy
Posted: 2002-10-14 08:58pm
by IRG CommandoJoe
Soda happens.
(There is an awkward silence between Raxmei and CommandoJoe.)
(Starts snickering.)
Get it?
(Raxmei gives CommandoJoe a quizzical look.)
(CommandoJoe bursts out laughing obnoxiously in Raxmei's face.)
GET IT?! AHAHAHAHAAAA!!! SHIT replaced with SODA! Haw!
(Slaps Raxmei on the back.)
(Raxmei looks at CommandoJoe as if he were insane.)
Posted: 2002-10-14 09:04pm
by Raxmei
IRG CommandoJoe wrote:Soda happens.
That's nice, but it was a can of pop that exploded, not soda. Pay closer attention next time.
Posted: 2002-10-14 09:05pm
by IRG CommandoJoe
Bah humbag!
Posted: 2002-10-14 09:09pm
by Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi
I thought aluminulm would be stronger than that. But, what do you expect when you throw it against a wall 10 times? I once threw a pop can on the floor many times, and it eventually started leaking.
Posted: 2002-10-14 09:12pm
by Evil Jerk
Ha ha! [/Nelson]
Posted: 2002-10-14 11:31pm
by TrailerParkJawa
This is California, we call it S-O-D-A !
Posted: 2002-10-14 11:46pm
by Cal Wright
So why the hell did you have a coke in your pocket?
Posted: 2002-10-15 12:08am
by Raxmei
DG_Cal_Wright wrote:So why the hell did you have a coke in your pocket?
Where else would I put it?
Posted: 2002-10-15 12:09am
by haas mark
In your hand? Your back pack?
Posted: 2002-10-15 12:53am
by Cal Wright
I usually carry it in my HAND, I'm probably in the majority on that one. Also, I think you missed my little jab at you there.
Posted: 2002-10-15 12:55am
by Master of Ossus
This is almost certainly a demonstration of Henry's Law in action. As the Soda warmed up, the dissolved carbon dioxide in the can became less soluble, creating more pressure on the interior of the can. Add to this the natural effects of a rising temperature on a gas (and a liquid, which undoubtedly contributed with water vapor) and the pressure in the can grew to the point where it could break through the can itself.
Posted: 2002-10-15 12:58am
by Raxmei
DG_Cal_Wright wrote:I usually carry it in my HAND, I'm probably in the majority on that one. Also, I think you missed my little jab at you there.
It actually was a Coca-Cola that exploded, so I thought you had somehow read my mind. As for hands, mine were full putting down my jacket and backpack at the time.
Posted: 2002-10-15 12:59am
by haas mark
Well, you have several fingers, right? It only takes so many to grab onto something (especially considering the opposable thumbs...)
Posted: 2002-10-15 01:00am
by Raxmei
verilon wrote:Well, you have several fingers, right? It only takes so many to grab onto something (especially considering the opposable thumbs...)
Speak for yourself, human.
Posted: 2002-10-15 01:25am
by haas mark
Who said anything about my being human?
Posted: 2002-10-15 01:31am
by Raxmei
Then speak for yourself, humanOID.
Posted: 2002-10-15 01:31am
by haas mark
Who said anything about my being humanoidal?
Posted: 2002-10-15 02:04am
by Raxmei
How about 'Earthling'?
Posted: 2002-10-15 02:36am
by haas mark
Nope. Try again.
Posted: 2002-10-15 09:47am
by Mr Bean
Verilon
1. Monkeys have several fingers
2. Monkeys live on earth
Thefore Verilon=Idiot Monkey
Posted: 2002-10-15 05:46pm
by Larz
:: smacks verilon :: the world in your mind doesn't count! But you should always check your jacket pockets before sitting down on it (I should know, got a very nasty surprise when I broke the statue I made in art class that I was carrying in my pocket... suffice to say cooked clay doesn't stand a chance against 200lbs of weight... good thing for glue!)
Posted: 2002-10-15 06:00pm
by Sea Skimmer
Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:I thought aluminulm would be stronger than that. But, what do you expect when you throw it against a wall 10 times? I once threw a pop can on the floor many times, and it eventually started leaking.
I threw a can of coke off the roof of a seven-story building onto concrete once. The blast was most impressive.