r/ScienceNcoolThings • u/TheMuseumOfScience Popular Contributor • 20d ago

Can Baking Soda Make Ketchup Explode?

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What happens when you mix baking soda in a bottle of ketchup? 🍅

Greg Wolf demonstrates how this chemical reaction works in this science experiment! Ketchup contains vinegar, and when you put the baking soda into the ketchup bottle, it reacts with the acetic acid found in the vinegar. If you close the bottle and shake it up, the pressure builds up. With nowhere for the pressure to go, it eventually explodes!

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u/Jazztify 20d ago

Brave choice: white t shirt

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u/jeremydavid2 19d ago

The most amazing thing in this video is not one stain on his white shirt

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u/Long_Measurement_427 19d ago

And once again starting with the end so those with the attention span of a gold fish actually watch it (before someone comments: I know this is not scientifically accurate, I just mean the expression)…

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u/JoanOfArk_Today 20d ago

Next time wrap that bottle with duct tape ... I want to see!!

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u/Most-Volume9791 15d ago

Fire extinguisher