{"id":376065,"date":"2018-09-04T16:16:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T15:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/liquid-nitrogen-experiment-fail-caught-on-camera-video-rt-us-news\/"},"modified":"2018-09-04T16:16:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T15:16:44","slug":"liquid-nitrogen-experiment-fail-caught-on-camera-video-rt-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/liquid-nitrogen-experiment-fail-caught-on-camera-video-rt-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquid nitrogen experiment fail caught on camera (VIDEO) \u2014 RT US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.09\/thumbnail\/5b8e62f6fc7e93805c8b457f.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        The Museum of Discovery in Little Rock, Arkansas is beloved by locals and known for its hands-on approach to science education. However, things got a little out of hand at a recent event combining magic and science.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>At the museum\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/212941369554994\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science After Dark: Wizards, Muggles and Science<\/a>, Harry-Potter themed science event, exhibitors were closing their demonstration by showcasing what happens when liquid nitrogen meets near-boiling water.<\/p>\n<p>While all necessary safety precautions were taken, including safety goggles and gloves, keeping the audience at a safe distance and triple-casing the liquid nitrogen, the pair of boffins were a little too ambitious with their experiment, as this jaw-dropping video shows.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"media__youtube-frame\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U2QzpyQOIAg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The specially-constructed container exploded sending a huge cloud of vapor \u2013 as well as a large section of plastic shielding \u2013 shooting at the ceiling and causing a fair amount of damage to both the building and another experiment in the process. Thankfully, no-one was hurt.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBoth of their face shields were blown off, the assistant wasn\u2019t wearing an apron or as much covering as he was, and they were both looking up at the ceiling with surprise afterwards,\u201d<\/em> Sara from Little Rock, who filmed the spectacular fail, told the Press Association.<strong\/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe hot water hitting the very cold liquid nitrogen causes a rapid phase change. The expanding gas is forced upward, creating the large \u2018cloud.\u2019 In this case, the innermost of the three plastic vessels shattered and the force of the reaction between the liquid nitrogen and hot water propelled it upward,\u201d<\/em> Kelley Bass, the museum\u2019s chief executive officer, explained afterwards.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe believe the innermost trash can failed due to thermal shock from the liquid nitrogen sitting in the bottom end of that vessel while our educators donned their safety gear,\u201d<\/em> Bass added. <em>\u201cThe best news here is that the precautions with the demo protected the museum guests and no-one was injured.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The museum\u2019s staff appear to share a natural proclivity toward the more explosive science experiments, however, as evidenced by their Instagram account.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/437582-liquid-nitrogen-experiment-fail\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Museum of Discovery in Little Rock, Arkansas is beloved by locals and known for its hands-on approach to science education. However, things got a little out of hand at a recent event combining magic and science. 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