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Jonah,

You sound like a fun guy to have  a beer with. We should meet at a bar
next ASTC conference and do some 'experimenting.' The best part of the
conferences is the bar room elbow and ear bending after the day's
sessions are over anyway.

Joe R.

The Exhibit Guys Inc.

Jonah Cohen wrote:
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> Ever have one of those times when you can do a demonstration - but have
> no idea why? I'm in just such a situation. But based on my experiences at
> the ASTC conferences, I am certain that some of you can help me, for our
> science subject today is:
>
> Beer.
>
> The experiment is simple: take an open but full (or mostly so) bottle of
> beer. Then use the bottom of a second bottle to moderately tap bottle #1
> on top of its mouth. Fwoosh! (This, I believe, constitutes alcohol
> abuse.)
>
> Easy enough to do, but what the heck makes this occur? The kicker is, I
> know a lot of ways to make a huge mess with soda (toying with nucleation,
> pressure, temperature...)(and btw, I tried the beer trick with IBC root
> beer - nothing happened) yet I can't figure how any of those could come
> into play with such a casual rap on the bottle. Help me, suds-guzzling
> cohorts!
>
> I kinda miss the Budweiser Ferret,
> Jonah Cohen
> Outreach & Public Programs Manager
> Science Center of Connecticut
>
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