A flat performance can often depend on the atmosphere one is in. This is often true for not only performers but products as well. Something that has the explosive potential like a can of Coca Cola can fizzle out in certain environments. Watch as these scientists on the ocean floor decide to trust the laws of physics over past traumatic experiences with cans of shaken soda.
The march for scientific progress has taken man to almost every place imaginable. On the ocean floor, an abundance of life and other resources await our curiosity. To safely inhabit such regions, the inside of the structure has to be at an increased atmospheric pressure.
Under these circumstances, some of the elements of the daily regimen have to be changed. The men aboard the Aquarius Lab near Florida came up with a visual example that most of us have been on the wrong end of to demonstrate this.
A cringe could be felt going up the spine as viewers watched the man shake the can. An explosive moment is at hand if it were at any of us at work. However, he is protected by the laws of physics and pulls the tab.
Not even a puff as even opening the can sounds a little flat. In his moment of triumph, he drinks the beverage and announces that there still is a little fizz. The pressure of the air is great enough to thwart the rapid release of gas which causes it to froth over most anywhere else.
Visuals like this bring most of us an increased appreciation of the aspects of science. Knowing how the world works around you can eliminate the flinch factor even in the face of a shaken up soda. The informed person is often the bravest in the room because they know more about how things operate under a variety of circumstances.