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Want to Make a Volcano Explode? Just Add Heat
Live Science (2016)
  • Jeffrey Johnson, Boise State University
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Abstract
The next time you're served a flat Coke, impress your friends with volcano jargon. Complain to the waiter that your beverage is "depleted of volatiles." Then, suggest that if the cola were to be heated, its solubility might drop, catalyzing bubble growth, which would result in improved taste and/or a "paroxysmal eruption." 
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Publication Date
January 28, 2016
Citation Information
Jeffrey Johnson. "Want to Make a Volcano Explode? Just Add Heat" Live Science (2016)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jeffrey_johnson/21/