I think each of us, at least once, saw how frozen flower petals or leaves on trees easily crumble in our hands. But not everyone knows how to achieve a similar effect without low air temperature in the street and within a few seconds.
In our video, you can see how this can be realized.
To create crumbling leaves and buds, we need:
- a large foam cup;
- propane-butane mixture;
- thick gloves;
- water;
- flowers or leaves.
To store the reagent, we will use a foam cup.
The propane-butane mixture can be obtained if you take an empty bottle, turn it over and drain the remaining liquid. You can also use a can to refuel lighters. We turn it over and press the nozzle, a liquid propane-butane mixture will fly out of it, which can be sprayed into a foam plastic cup. This mixture is also suitable for our experience.
If you decide to get the mixture from the bottle, do not rush to release gas, do it slowly, in about 3 minutes you will have half a cup, this is about the same as in the can for refueling lighters. Do not forget to use thick gloves so as not to freeze your fingers. Also remember that the mixture is flammable - keep the fire away.
When the necessary amount of the mixture is collected, it is fashionable to start the experiment. We take any flower and lower it for 10-15 seconds into the mixture. After that, it will begin to crumble easily. The thinner the petals of the flower - the less time is needed to obtain the desired effect.
In the open air, our liquid boils, therefore, to achieve the desired effect, it is periodically necessary to add the propane-butane mixture into a glass. Also, do not rush right at the very beginning, the mixture evaporates very quickly.
If you add water to the mixture, you can see how air bubbles begin to rise. It turns out such small balls of ice inside which is an air bubble.
If you are not completely confident in your abilities or knowledge of physics. It’s better not to do such an experiment.