Why wasn’t science like this in school?

Today for your viewing pleasure, a science lesson.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you put liquid nitrogen in a bottle, put the bottle in a bin of warm water, and then threw in 1500 ping pong balls? No? Neither had I but I’m glad that someone wondered about it enough to find out.

This is a great video. There’s a fairly long lead up to the final result but it’s worth it to know what’s going on. If you’re impatient and just want the action shot, go 3:50 into the video.



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Rodney Olsen

Rodney is a husband, father, cyclist, blogger and podcaster from Perth Western Australia.

He previously worked in radio for about 25 years but these days he spends his time at Compassion Australia, working towards releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name.

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