
Spill-Proof Cups Aren’t Magic. They’re Physics!

Science and reality
The MythBusters lifted a car with a vacuum cleaner. Could you do the same thing by replacing the vacuum cleaner with a human sucking through a straw?
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The MythBusters made a train tanker car implode due to a pressure difference. You can do something similar at home with a soda can.
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This video shows a very massive pressurized vessel being transported by a giant trailer. Why is the trailer so large? Why are there so many trucks?
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Let me use this episode to explain some basic scientific ideas.
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