Why Not To Keep Your Liquid Nitrogen In A Sealed Container
A dramatic video from a physics professor uses 1,500 ping-pong balls to teach an important lesson.
By Paul Adams
Roy Lowry, a professor at Plymouth University (a fantastic professor, as far as we can tell), has created a video that demonstrates one of the dangers of good old LN. Put it in a confined space, and it tends to find its way out, rather energetically. Here, ping pong balls are the only victims of the explosion:
The last time I saw this many ping-pong balls they were in zero gravity.
via popsci.com
What a great teacher. This is why I love science !