Can Bursting

[lewj99]

Has anyone else tried bursting a pop can by squeezing it? Inspired by a vid on youtube (where else!) I tried it the other day...took 2 or 3 minutes but I was able to do it. I got a couple of pinholes first, then it burst open right across the middle. It was a pretty good feeling, I must say, even if I did get soaked in Diet Coke! I was kinda surprised too because I'm really not that strong...surely there are lots of guys on this board who would be able to do it.

[TheMM]

Could you place the vid? And why diet coke? Cuz it's low in calories or something lol?

[brent]

Diet soda is MUCH easier to clean than regular. The sugar is the sticky part.

[TheMM]

Hmm mm, I see. Well would still like to see the vid. Although I might just look it up myself.

[lewj99]

Here's the vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVPiXuWXeHY

The guy does it in about 3 seconds flat!

[TheMM]

Note to self: Don't piss that guy off, he'll crush my head like a soda can.

[Notbigenuff]

Well - I'll give it a try but only with a soft drink I don't like. I could never waste a Diet Coke like that!

Now what would be really impressive would be bursting one of the old "tin" cans that soft drinks used to come in before the current thin aluminum - I remember those things as being very thick and sturdy.

[bossfo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW3hC4CDUWw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2qSXXQmH7U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4WcVDk4ffs

[not2bright]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89mcZ3irVd8

And if you want to see what he's got under the hood (shirt)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAoEVrN-0jA

[IndigoSensor]

Sweet!

At first I thought I might be able to do that because I have a very strong grip (I am an avid potter so they get a workout, problly the olny part of me that does, haha). Though, after seeing that... I doubt it.

Also, yes use diet coke, or any diet soda for that matter! That stuff is unfit for human consumption in my book. Why? Diet drinks contain artifical sugars. When it comes to soda, it contains a compound called aspartame. When it is metabolised it forms FORMALDAHYDE. <<< that should get some peoples attention ^_^

[CTeen]

Registered dietitian says: Aspartame is safe for you.

[Bazorba]

May be safe for you, but some of us can't stand the taste (sometimes makes me want to vomit)

[bossfo]

any more vids out there.... still think its cool

[Gene]

Originally Posted by CTeen

Registered dietitian says: Aspartame is safe for you.

Dieticians are like cars on the freeway, they go with the flow but keep changing lanes. Ask 5 more and ask again in 20 years.

[CTeen]

Aspartame has always been safe for you. People associate it with other artificial sweeteners that have had negative press, but aspartame has always been found to be safe.

[nnnrg]

aspartame does not metabolize into formaldehyde; that would be what we call an "urban legend" ... it does, however, look just like sugar to sweetness receptors on the tongue, and there is preliminary evidence that it looks like sugar to certain similar receptors on cells in the gut, which may explain some studies showing that for some people, it causes an insulin spike like sugar does. There are also recent, and as yet unconfirmed, statistical studies showing that type two diabetics who use aspartame sweetened foods, tend to gain weight more. This is possibly explained by insulin spiking, since one thing that excessive insulin does, for overweight type-2 diabetics, is to cause them to store more fat.

The whole discussion of whether or not dieticians and nutritionists are reliable is a big source of flame-bait. In west-coast states, for historical reasons, dieticians have been doctors or nurse-practitioners who have a specialty (and several years of real training) in diet and its effects. Nutritionists, until recently, were not certified, but over the past ten years that has changed, and now the terms are almost interchangeable. In either case, yes, recommendations from people claiming to be experts are very easy to find, and some of them are nonsensical.