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Figarosmom

(14,617 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:52 PM Jun 3

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My teachers didn't do any of these (Original Post) Figarosmom Jun 3 OP

My chem teacher did the sodium-in-water demo Orrex Jun 3 #1

Way cool! 3catwoman3 Jun 3 #2

I did the foam explosion. debm55 Jun 3 #3

That is so cool.😚 Figarosmom Jun 3 #4

Wish I'd been in classes with experiments like that! summer_in_TX Jun 4 #5

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1. My chem teacher did the sodium-in-water demo

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:00 PM

Jun 3

And a few years earlier a teacher imploded an empty gas can, back when they were thin-walled and rectangular. Fun stuff!

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2. Way cool!

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:07 PM

Jun 3

The foam explosion and vacuum effect are my favorites.

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3. I did the foam explosion.

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:25 PM

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4. That is so cool.😚

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:51 PM

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5. Wish I'd been in classes with experiments like that!

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 12:00 AM

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