2B30.15 • Air Pressure: Crush a Soda Can

Photo of University of Texas at Austin's Demonstration

Instructions / Notes:

• A soda can containing a small amount of water is heated over a bunsen burner.
• With a pair of tongs, the can is quickly inverted into a beaker of ICE and WATER.
• The upside down can will collapse inward rapidly while held in the water.

Last updated on July 17, 2024