Re: 'Tis the Season to be Noisy.

[brian whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>]

At 16:34 7/1/01 -0400, Chuck Britton wrote:
> Interesting!
>
> Is the can ruptured by the blast?
>
> If so where?

On general principle I would expect the flat top to go first, then
the sidewall along a straight line, but in fact I did not examine
the aftermath closely, but I shall observe and report.

> If not, is the concave bottom now convex? I take it that the can was
> upright when lit.

The can was upright, and I will report on the deformations.


> > ... take a coke can one third full of water,
> >  and place in it, a lit "depth charge". [This is a waterproof black cat
> > style banger of 5 X 0.5 cm L X D]
> >
> > The can takes off to an altitude of 2 or 3 meters. There is a little
> > spray of liquid too. How does this work, would you say?

brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>  Altus OK
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