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Time Warp: Dry-Ice Bomb
What happens when you melt dry ice, or solid carbon dioxide, in an enclosed bottle? Watch the explosion at 5,000 frames per second, but DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.
Added: Jan 12, 2009
Views: 33370 Views
Runtime: 03:13
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