liquid nitrogen
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Super-Cooled Nickel Ball Is Even Better Than Red Hot Nickel Ball
The red-hot nickel ball is our all-time favourite destroyer of basically anything on the planet, transforming everything from cheese to Peeps into sticky, bubbling cauldrons of processed-chemical goo. Now the ball is rolling in the other direction with a liquid nitrogen-cooled nickel ball that’s up to all sorts of fun.
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Here’s Liquid Nitrogen Turning Into Solid Nitrogen In An Extreme Vacuum
What happens when you put liquid nitrogen in a vacuum chamber? It turns solid. And then it snows. As the vacuum lowers the pressure in the chamber, it decreases the boiling point of the liquid nitrogen which means the nitrogen boils faster. But! The boiling liquid nitrogen is also evaporating which cools itself, which turns…
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10 Reasons To Wish You Had An Endless Supply Of Liquid Nitrogen
In a perfect world, all taps have three knobs: hot, cold and liquid nitrogen. We’re not there (yet!), but these 10 little party tricks from The King of Random are the perfect reason to wish we were.
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Shattered Raspberries Are Coolest Slow-Mo Snack
Fruit and cereal: it’s a tried and true combo. You might even venture to call it boring. But damned if there’s anything — anything — that can’t be improved with a little liquid nitrogen and super slow-motion.