How can you make film canisters into mini rockets? | Live Experiments (Ep 19) | Head Squeeze
329Science communicator Morna Fisken shows us how easy it is to make popping canisters at home using carbon dioxide.
What is Co2: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-carbon-dioxide.htm
How is Co2 used today: http://www.myaga.me/sparkling-water/co2-refills/co2-how-is-it-used
The dangers of co2: http://www.ehow.com/list_6309536_dangers-co2-gas_.html
Who discovered co2: http://www.scienceclarified.com/Ca-Ch/Carbon-Dioxide.html
Baking soda trivia: http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Baking-Soda-193340.html
IMPORTANT: You will need one sober adult with a sense of scientific wonder...
What you need to get started is: distilled malt vinegar, goggles to protect your eyes, a pipette, a few film canisters, bicarbonate of soda, a small scoop/teaspoon and some Eppendorf tubes (or something of a similar size/shape).
1. Please wear safety goggles and get anyone observing to do the same (this is because the popping film canisters can take you by surprise and also travel some distance as you will see in the clip).
2. Pour a tea spoon of bicarbonate soda into each of your film canisters.
3. Use your pipette to extract some white vinegar from your bottle.
4. Use your pipette to put some malt vinegar into your eppendorf tube.
5. Slowly drop an Eppendorf tube into each of your film canisters.
6. You can now seal your canister and give it a good shake
7. The canisters should pop relatively quickly in quick succession.
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