Kitchen Science

Remember Bill Nye the Science Guy? We thought his passion for science was unparalleled until we met the new chemistry teacher at VIS this year, who we have affectionately dubbed Carol Seymour the Science Whore.

Carol and I were at a restaurant recently when she pointed to a Coke can and said she could crush it with water. “Whatever,” I said. “That would take, like, a whole swimming pool.”

And the challenge was on.

Here is how she did it.

2 thoughts on “Kitchen Science”

  1. That was cool! I loved Tony’s hypothesis. So I take it Carol didn’t show you this in the restaurant, right? 🙂

  2. fun thing to do with kiddos…both Brendan I have done this in our classes. Makes for great conversation about gas pressure.

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