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BRodda
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Thermite vs Liquid Nitrogen

07/10/2006 10:17 AM

I tried to think of something smart and engineering to say about this clip, but it's just cool.
What happens when thermite meets liquid nitrogen.
As an extra bonus what happens when thermite hits a full gas tank.

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Wow that's cool

07/11/2006 8:54 AM

The glass holding the nitrogen is completely vaporized in the process. Why doesn't the grass light on fire?

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BRodda
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Re:Wow that's cool

07/12/2006 8:03 AM

I think that it is reduced to vapor before anything can really catch fire. Also Termite doesn't retain heat very well, if I recall correctly.

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Awesome

07/11/2006 9:34 AM

Forget Mentos and Soda, this is how you do a backyard chemistry experiment.
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Chris Leonard
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Cool video

07/11/2006 9:39 AM

Are the Brainiacs an English version of Mythbusters?

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Re:Cool video

07/12/2006 8:12 AM

No, more like the Man Show with a brain! The Mythbusters are a cut-up, Wyly Coyote school of Physics (everything I know about physics I learned from the cartoons of the early 60's, break out your slide rules kids).
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