News Forum - Warning: Hot cars cause sealed fizzy drinks to explode

[Thaiger]

A medical technician warned motorists against leaving pressurised liquids in hot cars as explosions could cause shattered glass. Yesterday, May 25, well-known Medical Science Technician Phakphum Dethatsadin warned in a Facebook post about the risks of leaving tightly sealed fizzy drink containers, whether bottles or cans, inside hot cars. The message quickly went viral, with … …

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[Karolyn]

This is like Brainiac, yes it could happen, but it doesn't without a microwave

Edited May 26, 2023 by Karolyn

[palooka]

Sensationalizing something "may happen" that scares the hell out of many Thais.

My wife read something similar and has cleaned out the car, literally, now asks if water is safe to leave in a car.

I told her I have lived in areas that experience 45-50 deg C temps and have never seen this happen.

[Marc26]

40 minutes ago, palooka said:

Sensationalizing something "may happen" that scares the hell out of many Thais.

My wife read something similar and has cleaned out the car, literally, now asks if water is safe to leave in a car.

I told her I have lived in areas that experience 45-50 deg C temps and have never seen this happen.

Not to have a go at your wife(believe me mine says some shit to) but isn't that on your wife asking if water is safe???

 

The warning seems pretty reasonable to me, it has been extremely hot and this can happen

[palooka]

9 hours ago, Marc26 said:

Not to have a go at your wife(believe me mine says some shit to) but isn't that on your wife asking if water is safe???

The warning seems pretty reasonable to me, it has been extremely hot and this can happen

Agree, but she was worried it could explode too.

[Skip]

The combination of heat and bouncing down the excellent roads is what causes the containers to explode.

[Vigo]

I dropped a carton of canned soda the other day. I lost 4 of the cans to pressure leaks.