Nitrogen, Cryogenic Cocktails, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery
In the bar, you see a drink billowing icy smoke and order one. The waiter drops your cocktail on the table, pours in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of −196°C (−320°F), and you quickly down the alcohol/nitrogen mix to the boisterous cheers of your friends. As the contents settle in your warm gut, the liquid nitrogen rapidly expands to gas at 700 times its volume and …
Music for the Periodic Table of Death was created by Gioele Fazzeri and published under Creative Commons License.
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