Australian science teacher uses liquid nitrogen to smash miniature plastic toys
- 6 years ago
This science teacher in Gosford, a New South Wales town north of Sydney, performed an experiment smashing plastic toys cooled in liquid nitrogen, much to the excitement of his students.
In the video, Jacob Strickling can be seen dipping the plastic toys in liquid nitrogen, and then coming down on them with a hammer.
The toys he is using are miniature plastic replicas of popular grocery products released by Australian supermarket Coles. The chain recently banned the supply of plastic bags, but ironically then introduced the plastic collectibles.
Strickling told Newsflare his experiment was to show how "ridiculous" the promotion was, and also demonstrated to students that cooling plastic changes its physical properties and makes it more brittle.
In the video, Jacob Strickling can be seen dipping the plastic toys in liquid nitrogen, and then coming down on them with a hammer.
The toys he is using are miniature plastic replicas of popular grocery products released by Australian supermarket Coles. The chain recently banned the supply of plastic bags, but ironically then introduced the plastic collectibles.
Strickling told Newsflare his experiment was to show how "ridiculous" the promotion was, and also demonstrated to students that cooling plastic changes its physical properties and makes it more brittle.