Crushing a 55-gallon steel drum using air pressure

By: Will Goodman
Topics: Viral Video

(CBS) - Let's have a little fun and see what this group of young students can do with a 55-gallon steel drum using a little - wait for it - science! The payoff after a long build-up kicks in at about 2:23 into the clip.

The video was posted by YouTube user thechemman who writes:

Crushing a 55 gallon steel drum using air pressure. Its been done before but its always fun to watch. Enjoy!

Well, it seems physics is mightier than the sword (or a 55 gallon steel drum, if you will)! Kudos on showing science is fun with this video, thechemman!

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by SeattleMark952 March 13, 2012 4:30 PM EDT: As a more violent example, unfortunate deep-sea divers end up compressed into their helmets when their pressure sources fail. That was sufficient for me to never want to try what they do.; Reply to this comment

by sharp_stick March 13, 2012 10:04 AM EDT

It's the offbeat section parisdekar, not the news. Concern-trolls such as yourself are a much greater threat to this country than anything else. The decline in basic decency in communication is pathetic.

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by parisdakar March 13, 2012 11:19 AM EDT: The desire to learn and understand the workings of things have been replaced by the consumption of cheap visual entertainment.


by parisdakar March 13, 2012 9:43 AM EDT: Perfect example of how far this country is falling behind in math, science and technology. Elementary school level science makes a national news web site and amazes adults.; Reply to this comment


by freemarlie March 13, 2012 5:43 AM EDT: This was done by Bill Nye the Science guy on his TV show way back in the 90s. It's quite interesting for anyone who has seen it for the first time.; Reply to this comment