Science Minute: How to keep a soda can from exploding

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  • Опубліковано 30 січ 2025

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  • @samushowz517
    @samushowz517 2 роки тому +135

    I'm here because of Howard

    • @rebound6715
      @rebound6715 2 роки тому +1

      Ayyyy me too

    • @FabioMafu
      @FabioMafu Рік тому +2

      lmaoo me too

    • @johnzumwalt9457
      @johnzumwalt9457 Рік тому +2

      Howard Hamlin and Charles McGill

    • @Thepsimat
      @Thepsimat 7 місяців тому

      Me too =)

    • @tomasz79tom54
      @tomasz79tom54 7 місяців тому

      I'm here because I've just dropped my can on the floor... and Howard Hamlin & Charles McGill!

  • @LMarti13
    @LMarti13 2 роки тому +174

    Chuck McGill sends his regards.

  • @SpartanScythe01
    @SpartanScythe01 Рік тому +31

    I cannot count how many hours of my childhood were lost to either being told to put it back and grab another, or wait and open it as slowly as possible. 9 y/o me inside just began to cry.

    • @gg05irgm
      @gg05irgm 7 місяців тому +1

      xDD its real

  • @MajorGrin
    @MajorGrin 2 роки тому +48

    Howard is that you ?

  • @tonyc.8667
    @tonyc.8667 2 роки тому +37

    very interesting. I've seen all these different methods. I actually only first heard about this from Better Call Saul with Howard's scene (you may or may not know), but he basically was saying to spin the can. I don't recall if he was going clockwise or counter-clockwise, but ever since watching it, I have always spun my can clockwise...and it works!
    Obviously, I'm not saying you are wrong, and I'm not saying this guy is wrong...and even people swear by tapping on the top of the can...
    I would really love to see like a science video of some sort breaking this all down so we can finally have some definite answers lol.

    • @anenemyanemone4923
      @anenemyanemone4923 Рік тому +5

      When the can is spun, it produces a centrifugal force in the rotating reference frame of the can. If you've ever been on a spinning platform (think those push merry-go-rounds like Jesse was on in "Blood Money"), this is the force you feel that seems to push you outward.
      The contents of the can experience the same force, which (just like gravity) is stronger the more massive something is. So denser stuff (like liquid) is pushed harder towards the outside and displaces less dense stuff (like gas bubbles) away from the sides towards the middle. Once they're off the wall they should just rise up and join together. Whether the spinning is clockwise or counterclockwise doesn't matter at all.
      I think the side/bottom-tapping would probably be a bit more effective because you'd have to spin it quite fast to exert the same force as a small tap, but I haven't done any experiments to confirm that because my usual solution is to simply get another can of soda or wait a reasonable amount of time, and this all seems like more work than I feel like doing when I already have a simpler solution. Of course, it might teach me something interesting about fluids or symmetry breaking if it didn't go as I expect. I don't know all that much about either topic, so it might be worth doing some experimenting.

    • @randoamerican
      @randoamerican Рік тому +1

      i searched this up because of that scene to see if it was true lmfao

    • @goldmark25
      @goldmark25 Рік тому

      He was kinda explaining it though. The CarbonDioxide separate out from the liquid in the can when shook and will cling to the sides of the can since they have nowhere else to go. The pressure from being pushed to the outside of the liquid is also basically squeezing the liquid inward but the liquid has nowhere to go. Thats why when you open the can the liquid that is being squeezed finally has somewhere to go and goes out. Similar to when you squeeze a juice box and it all comes out. By doing something to the sides of the can to separate the CarbonDioxide bubbles from the sides of the can and to get them to mix back up you prevent the squeezing of the liquid inside.

  • @Anthony-fo8no
    @Anthony-fo8no 2 роки тому +21

    haha dropped my sprite on the floor even got a dent with it, this worked haha. thanks!

  • @yeeeaawn
    @yeeeaawn 2 роки тому +4

    there is literally no way that i just dropped a soda can from my freezer thats been in there for 30 mins or more, it fall out slam on the floor, bump and roll so long, then open it slowly and get blessed with no spill after this vid. This is golden info

  • @bongo8740
    @bongo8740 2 роки тому +3

    Great example unlike other's videos. Best test is to open it quickly, which is done in this video, unlike others who opened their cans very slowly. Opening it slow allows the pressure to calmly release, unlike quickly opening it which release all pressure at once.

  • @jennacabler8152
    @jennacabler8152 Рік тому +1

    Steve Spangler, I just got beer all over my blanket on my couch. Maybe it doesn’t apply to beer lololol

  • @ejicon3099
    @ejicon3099 Рік тому +5

    Sonic kid's magic can opening trick brought me here. Well done Sonic Kid. Well done.

  • @stockmama4140
    @stockmama4140 3 роки тому +10

    It works!! You saved my bang energy!

    • @sadekothmani3285
      @sadekothmani3285 2 роки тому

      He didnt save it man he ruined its called bang its supposed to bang but now it's called bang F cuz u ruined 😒 😤

    • @Jempai
      @Jempai 2 роки тому

      Bang is such an evil company

  • @yousteveaaaa
    @yousteveaaaa 2 роки тому +18

    Wow everyone is here because of Chuck McGil and Howard ! 🍫

    • @thisguyhd6591
      @thisguyhd6591 6 місяців тому

      I'm here to learn about coke

  • @charlesco7413
    @charlesco7413 Рік тому +1

    The carbonation gas separates from the drink and clings to the edge of the shaken can. *Tapping the side of the can* dislodges those bubbles thus returning them back to the drink and stabilizing the contents within the can.

  • @euphemiaknw7696
    @euphemiaknw7696 4 місяці тому

    This video should have more likes and more views

  • @keldholi7936
    @keldholi7936 Рік тому +2

    didn't work, got soda everywhere

  • @saygoodbye2these
    @saygoodbye2these 5 місяців тому

    Works perfectly!

  • @brendaweber2124
    @brendaweber2124 8 місяців тому

    I'm here because of that little kid proving his parents wrong while wearing sonic the hedge hog pjs 😂

  • @thatguyyouknow6586
    @thatguyyouknow6586 3 роки тому +2

    this worked! Thanks man

  • @____-tx6nl
    @____-tx6nl 2 роки тому +5

    Howard.

  • @saic1
    @saic1 Рік тому +1

    I've been tapping the top of cans my whole life and it works

  • @davestar3704
    @davestar3704 Рік тому

    instructions unclear now I have beer spilled all over my bed😢

  • @kacywheatley2239
    @kacywheatley2239 Рік тому

    It worked, even with a bottle of mexican coke! Super carbonized! Thank you for the advice!

  • @Clipeuh
    @Clipeuh 2 місяці тому

    steve spangler youre awesome you saved my last beer

  • @themarushin
    @themarushin 2 роки тому +2

    I just droped a beercan, i rotate counter clockwise and didnt exploded on my face. Works for me every time. Try it

    • @tonyc.8667
      @tonyc.8667 2 роки тому +1

      very interesting. I've seen all these different methods. I actually only first heard about this from Better Call Saul with Howard's scene (you may or may not know), but he basically was saying to spin the can. I don't recall if he was going clockwise or counter-clockwise, but ever since watching it, I have always spun my can clockwise...and it works!
      Obviously, I'm not saying you are wrong, and I'm not saying this guy is wrong...and even people swear by tapping on the top of the can...
      I would really love to see like a science video of some sort breaking this all down so we can finally have some definite answers lol.

    • @suomynona
      @suomynona Рік тому

      @@tonyc.8667 You are joking, right? lol

    • @tonyc.8667
      @tonyc.8667 Рік тому

      @@suomynonawhat would i be joking about? Did I offend you by having an opinion? 😆 🤣

    • @suomynona
      @suomynona Рік тому

      @@tonyc.8667 Not sure if you can call it an opinion we are talking about science here. Thats a TV show man lol spinning the can wont actually do anything. Its a damn comedy show, kinda.

    • @tonyc.8667
      @tonyc.8667 Рік тому

      @suomynona yet, here's a video saying similar. And wow, dude, look at this...they are using science!
      Just because it's a show, and its not even a comedy, doesn't mean that there can't be some fact or truth to it.
      If someone in a "comedy" show says the sky is blue, it's still blue.

  • @nicolasvago6830
    @nicolasvago6830 2 роки тому +4

    it looks like kim and jimmy´s kitchen

  • @dannykinney1884
    @dannykinney1884 2 місяці тому +1

    Does this work with beer

    • @iLuvGaming
      @iLuvGaming 2 місяці тому

      This is the real question

  • @zfudge9721
    @zfudge9721 2 місяці тому

    lol i am here because i dropped my can of soda on my way home from the supermarket

  • @dominickpasquale3533
    @dominickpasquale3533 9 місяців тому

    This guy needs an award

  • @Betzii
    @Betzii Рік тому

    wow thats actually crazy I was shaking my can like crazy did this and it opened up as if i never actually shook it

  • @APCLZ
    @APCLZ Рік тому

    thank you Mr. McGill!

  • @paragoombastudios9843
    @paragoombastudios9843 Рік тому

    Life saver

  • @moonduckmaximus6404
    @moonduckmaximus6404 2 роки тому +2

    sitting here with beer dripping from my elbows....

  • @8ddn
    @8ddn Рік тому

    wow it works, nice

  • @Carpenters_Canvas
    @Carpenters_Canvas 2 роки тому +1

    Or spin the can 3 times while it is on the counter , explain that bro conservation of momentum? When you spin it the bubbles still move once they stop? I really have no clue.. thanks tiktok

  • @ManzaLive
    @ManzaLive 3 роки тому +7

    This is gypsy magic. Be careful of this wizard.

    • @Katrtlen
      @Katrtlen 6 місяців тому

      I hate magic! But my sodas must remain not burst... Forgive me this time great stranger, I shall wage with god on this one.

  • @majinRA
    @majinRA 7 місяців тому +1

    Didn't work with Arizona Green Tea

    • @batmanjax
      @batmanjax 7 місяців тому +2

      OMG I LOVE ARIZONA GREEN TEA OMG

  • @quinngratrix9329
    @quinngratrix9329 3 роки тому +2

    Cross your fingers, opens and boom.

  • @beefmaster4
    @beefmaster4 Рік тому +1

    Just looked it up and the bubbles attach to the side, so if you flick the can sides, or I guess rub them hard enough to move it a little, the bubbles will move from the sides to the top so it doesnt explode when opened

  • @boxtip2702
    @boxtip2702 2 роки тому +3

    Howard in 20 more years.

    • @salhudz8637
      @salhudz8637 2 роки тому +2

      We now know where Howard wil be in 20 more years, tho :'(

    • @boxtip2702
      @boxtip2702 2 роки тому

      @@salhudz8637 twisting more cans :D

    • @tonyc.8667
      @tonyc.8667 2 роки тому +1

      yo, spoilers doods.

    • @boxtip2702
      @boxtip2702 2 роки тому

      @@tonyc.8667 right sorry

    • @Subfightr
      @Subfightr 2 роки тому

      @@tonyc.8667 Lmao 🫂

  • @poiuytrewq5591
    @poiuytrewq5591 4 роки тому +1

    Hah! Ya found my comment 😂

  • @ricardo_arzate7
    @ricardo_arzate7 Рік тому +1

    It pissed me off so i crushed it then smashed it then threw it at the wall

  • @darkninja0200
    @darkninja0200 8 місяців тому

    You grabbed a different can. Keep the can in the view of the camera

  • @prowlermadmax2
    @prowlermadmax2 Рік тому

    i always tap the top of the can with a coin and it works.

  • @yesitrotamundos2904
    @yesitrotamundos2904 Рік тому

    Works with plastic bottles nicely

  • @humzadabeast9593
    @humzadabeast9593 10 місяців тому

    didnt work :(

  • @ricaard
    @ricaard Рік тому

    THAT'S DEMON MAGIC!!!😮

  • @JDoe001
    @JDoe001 2 роки тому

    REALLY it depends on the amount of natural oil is on your fingers! Fastest way the bring the bubbling down….jsyk.
    Same as with your upper lip….

  • @bbeachball
    @bbeachball 2 роки тому +1

    Mine just exploded…4/10

  • @gir489returns2
    @gir489returns2 8 місяців тому

    You completly invalidated the test by tapping the top first.

  • @meowstronautt
    @meowstronautt 2 роки тому

    me and my bubly thank u

  • @nathanmitchell2827
    @nathanmitchell2827 4 місяці тому

    It didn’t work. Also, I need to go change.

  • @Bdhdheksnsb
    @Bdhdheksnsb Рік тому +1

    Here because of Better Call Saul 😂

  • @Quandangdingle
    @Quandangdingle Рік тому

    Cool

  • @tonyjackson4099
    @tonyjackson4099 Рік тому

    Then, technically your soda has less carbonation and will go flat sooner. Id rather wait for the CO2 to reabsorb/redissolve or get another can and have my soda fully carbonated.