Barry Ween (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
badassprodigy) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fandomhigh2021-02-15 08:32 am
badassprodigy) wrote in fandomhigh2021-02-15 08:32 am
Entry tags:
Fuck Yeah! Science! - Monday Period 2
Today the class portal brought the students to a simple field. In the distance appeared to be a giant diet coke bottle the size of building. Hanging above it was a giant tube appearing to contain very small white tablets connected to a crane.
"So. You've probably seen the fucking youtube videos," Barry said as he made adjustments from his remote. "I thought we'd try to see what happens on a larger scale and explain what happening. You see a carbonated beverage is packed full of dissolved carbon dioxide gas, which forms bonds with water. While the soda is in the bottle, the gas is kept in solution by the bottle's pressurized conditions. When you pour some soda into a glass, some gas escapes and forms foam, but most stays trapped by the surface tension of the water. To create bubbles, the carbon dioxide needs to interact with itself, which means that the carbon dioxide's bonds with water in the Diet Coke must be broken. A Mentos candy can help with this. Although the candy may look smooth, if you looked at it under a microscope you'd see tiny bumps coating its entire surface. This rough surface allows the bonds between the carbon dioxide gas and the water to more easily break, helping to create carbon dioxide bubbles and cause the classic eruption."
He smiled, pulled out an umbrella and opened it. "So. Enough with the lecture bullshit. I hope you brought an umbrella."
And then he pressed the button.
"So. You've probably seen the fucking youtube videos," Barry said as he made adjustments from his remote. "I thought we'd try to see what happens on a larger scale and explain what happening. You see a carbonated beverage is packed full of dissolved carbon dioxide gas, which forms bonds with water. While the soda is in the bottle, the gas is kept in solution by the bottle's pressurized conditions. When you pour some soda into a glass, some gas escapes and forms foam, but most stays trapped by the surface tension of the water. To create bubbles, the carbon dioxide needs to interact with itself, which means that the carbon dioxide's bonds with water in the Diet Coke must be broken. A Mentos candy can help with this. Although the candy may look smooth, if you looked at it under a microscope you'd see tiny bumps coating its entire surface. This rough surface allows the bonds between the carbon dioxide gas and the water to more easily break, helping to create carbon dioxide bubbles and cause the classic eruption."
He smiled, pulled out an umbrella and opened it. "So. Enough with the lecture bullshit. I hope you brought an umbrella."
And then he pressed the button.
Experiment!
Despite the umbrella? Barry was still covered in soda. But looking amused.
"Yep. That was class. Go home and have some fun."