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Figarosmom

(13,935 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:52 PM 5 hrs ago

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My teachers didn't do any of these (Original Post) Figarosmom 5 hrs ago OP

My chem teacher did the sodium-in-water demo Orrex 5 hrs ago #1

Way cool! 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #2

I did the foam explosion. debm55 5 hrs ago #3

That is so cool.😚 Figarosmom 4 hrs ago #4

Wish I'd been in classes with experiments like that! summer_in_TX 3 hrs ago #5

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

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:00 PM

5 hrs ago

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

5 hrs ago

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

5 hrs ago

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4. That is so cool.😚

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:51 PM

4 hrs ago

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

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 12:00 AM

3 hrs ago