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- pintomp3, on 11/12/2007, -0/+92i think the reason people think it works is because (assuming they are tapping lightly) all they are really doing is delaying opening while they tap.
- Aindrea, on 11/15/2007, -7/+88It's quite simple really. Don't shake it.
- inactive, on 11/13/2007, -17/+92Lol, What happens when you *don't* tap the top of your soda...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU - jun2san, on 11/12/2007, -3/+43Yeah, but Penn and Teller are also magicians.
- GvnMcCld, on 11/12/2007, -1/+39That was executed flawlessly.
- chingy1788, on 11/13/2007, -2/+39http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImvweQviu2o
tapping method in action - crapmatic, on 11/14/2007, -0/+35If something taps back, do not open the can.
- kbeeveer46, on 11/12/2007, -1/+36OMG, I hate you
- Seifey, on 11/12/2007, -0/+34 "The gasses will go out"[...]
I think that is why it works. - speedyrev, on 11/14/2007, -1/+35If you tap it more than three times, your playing with it.
- paulg2000, on 11/12/2007, -1/+35Or just wait for it to settle. You can be as nasty to the can as you want, but as long as you give it about 30 seconds to settle you'll be fine.
Penn and Teller proved this on Letterman one time (too bad I can't find the video). - STKD, on 11/12/2007, -0/+27Or shake the one behind the one you want to drink.
- Br0wn, on 11/12/2007, -0/+26FTA: “We are not aware of any impact that tapping on the top of a can before you open it has on fizzing over,” said Scott Williamson, a Coca-Cola spokesman in Atlanta. A counterpart at Pepsi concurred, though neither was quite able to explain why the tapping doesn’t work."
What a groundbreaking story, can't believe they actually interviewed a spokesman for proof. Next we see if someone wishes you Good Luck, will it actually bring luck?
Also be advised: Tap at your own risk. - RollFizzlebeef, on 11/12/2007, -1/+21Enough of you libtards and your "science".
I pray to Jesus, and He calms down my soda every time. - linagee, on 11/12/2007, -2/+20The real question is, will this one digg article prevent the average person from tapping their can? I think not. The tapping will just annoy the geeky folk that know the truth.
- syuusuke, on 11/12/2007, -0/+18get mythbusters on this
- mlostracco, on 11/12/2007, -0/+13What, so the soda company pads all of their cans in extra special shipping containers to prevent the tabs from opening when jostling around while shipping?! If simply tapping the top of the can with your fingernail was strong enough to open tiny holes in the seal, don't you think that would be a sanitary/preservation problem? Honestly, people.
- zerozidane, on 11/12/2007, -0/+13You're obviously not familiar with the John Dorian 3 tap method.
- nreynolds, on 11/12/2007, -2/+13you don't even have to wait. Just crack the pop-top a little bit, but don't really fully break the seal. The gasses will go out, and I've never once had a problem with it foaming. I don't know why it works, but it does.
- blaze03, on 11/12/2007, -1/+11"Those who think so follow this logic: When you shake a soda can, little molecules of carbon dioxide bump into each other and form bubbles...Tapping the can prior to opening it, the theory goes, dislodges bubbles from the bottom and sides."
Umm...I don't think anyone who actually does this follows that logic at all. Did they just make that up for the article?
For most people, tapping seems to work because they're just delaying opening the can. I guess it gives you something to do while you're waiting, instead of staring at the can for 30 seconds. - ambiguus, on 11/12/2007, -2/+11nerdygirl.com did a little experiment with this and a bunch of different conditions: http://www.nerdygirl.com/sodascience.php
- Seifey, on 11/12/2007, -0/+9Yes, because the people doing 'soda foaming' tests are the same people that should be looking for a cure for cancer.
- SomeCallMeBruce, on 11/12/2007, -1/+10I always knock on my fridge before opening it. Keeps the milk from exploding. Hey, I've never had an exploding milk yet.
- sgtbutterscotch, on 11/13/2007, -0/+7The article didn't exactly tell me anything about tapping my can, even though I don't do it anyway. Just because a couple spokesmen say that it doesn't do anything, doesn't really mean anything. I was expecting a mythbuster-like article.
- Subterfug, on 11/12/2007, -2/+8I used to tap, then I stopped drinking sodas altogether.
- weeman43302, on 11/12/2007, -0/+6it's not the oxygen it's the change in pressure
- travis712, on 11/12/2007, -1/+7Well executed, sir. It appears I have fallen victim of the shameless embarrassment of the double R.
- najdorf, on 11/12/2007, -0/+6Heh, you can but it's entropically unlikely.
- timjim31, on 11/12/2007, -1/+7so they're comparing what two spokesmen say to a university department of physics?
- FadieZ, on 11/12/2007, -1/+6Probably something to do with dust interfering between the cartridge and the console.
I just realized something though. How did a bunch of young children figure out that blowing dust out of the cartridge would jumpstart the game? - mlostracco, on 11/12/2007, -0/+5Stupider is people believe that tapping a can with their fingernail will prevent a shaken can from foaming.
- TomTruelle, on 11/12/2007, -1/+6you cant be serious
- jobobshishkabob, on 11/12/2007, -1/+6Ah, I'm going to miss Scrubs. Too bad this season is pretty lackluster so far.
And for those of you who didn't get that reference: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ImvweQviu2o - alexgamerz, on 11/12/2007, -1/+6I used to tap on it and for the reason stated in the article. Now I will not be doing so though
- OneLess, on 11/12/2007, -0/+5If you're tapping the can long enough to let the built up fizz dissipate, you've got more problems than exploding soda cans. OCD, for example.
- wannapiece, on 11/12/2007, -0/+4This proves nothing! Other than that two spokesman think that they are scientists
- RegularJohn, on 11/12/2007, -6/+10Ok, this was a stupid study ...
- inactive, on 11/12/2007, -1/+5I just pray to Tom Cruise and it doesn't burst open either.
- jameshighmore, on 11/13/2007, -1/+5Oh man. Rick Rolled twice in one Digg session.
- charlie55, on 11/12/2007, -1/+5i have never known anyone stupid enough to think this would work. it is absurd on the face of it. you dont agitate a can of coke to relieve the pressure. you open it and hope for the best.
- skinny01, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3All you have to do is crack the top just enough so the air leaks out. Once it's finished and you can squeeze the can, then you can just open it up all the way
- wolfkeeper, on 11/12/2007, -1/+4Unfortunately for this theory, people have connected a pressure gauge to a carbonated beverage bottle; left it to stand till it stops bubbling, and then shook it, with the pressure gauge still connected- the pressure stays the same. You get lots of small bubbles, yes, but that doesn't change the pressure at all.
What causes the foam is the expansion of those small bubbles; not any increase in pressure; any more than the foam in your kitchen sink if you use detergent is at higher pressure. - dethsesh, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3they actually made canned soda 70 years ago, whats your point?
- najdorf, on 11/12/2007, -3/+6Didn't work, I already memorized all the GET parameters for his videos.
- inactive, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3Great. Now we're going to have smug non-tappers amongst us.
- thebillgonadz, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3Yeah, I just look at it as a habit.
- MalDON, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3But he is. He said so himself.
- V1ncent, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3Wow. Morons aplenty. I know it works, done it. Any bonehead want to argue. Do the following: shake 6 cans of soda (1 at a time) and then immediately open them. Preferably on your wife's expensive persian rug. Then take another 6 cans (1 at a time) - shake them. Place can immediately on something firm. BAM - tap can hard on the top. Open can. If you don't believe your own eyes then well you really couldn't read this because it has too many syllables so whatever
- Rell812, on 11/12/2007, -1/+4I wish I could digg this story 500 times.
- MalDON, on 11/12/2007, -0/+3And I fell for it. Perfect. Was not expecting it!
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