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Underwater Explosions (Science with Alan Sailer!)

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Destin from SmarterEveryDay enlists the help of high-speed photographer Alan Sailer to capture a series of astonishing underwater explosions. Some surprises in the footage lead Destin to delve into a very complicated problem in fluid dynamics.

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What causes the top of the bottle to be sucked in during the explosion?

a

It's not a result of the explosion. It is because the bottle landed on its top.

b

Cavitation

c

A high pressure/ low pressure situation.

d

The rate of the bottle was moving too fast for the weight of the cap.

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