I'm not a scientist or teacher but my theory is there was pressure buildup when the glasses cooled after being washed in hot water. I tried to pour hot water in the glasses to heat them up again but they remained stuck together. I know there is a science application to this problem but I'm not sure if heat expanded the glass or if it created the vacuum which caused the glasses to get stuck.
2006-06-26 06:54:39 · 10 answers · asked by Promdi® 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Soak the bottom glass in hot water while putting very cold ice water in top glass.....then twist the two glasses in the opposite direction slowly.
2006-06-26 06:59:57 · answer #1 · answered by Gravy Czar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I'm not a scientist or teacher but my theory is there was pressure buildup when the glasses cooled after being washed in hot water. I tried to pour hot water in the glasses to heat them up again but they remained stuck together. I know there is a science application to this problem but I'm...
2015-08-18 20:03:00 · answer #2 · answered by Korey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Immerse the plastic glasses in a larger container of very hot water, add ice and water to the inside cup, wait 30 seconds to a minute and you should be able to separate them easily
2014-08-28 04:08:48 · answer #3 · answered by Terry 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume the cups are stacked together. If so put the glasses upside down in warm water. The capillary action of the water will wick it up through the small gap between the glasses. Eventually it ought to build up enough pressure to allow them to be pulled apart. Boiling them would probably also work, but then you wouldn't be able to use capillary action.
2006-06-26 07:00:35 · answer #4 · answered by santacruzrc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pour cold water in the top glass while letting the bottom sit in hot water wait 45 secs - 1 min then pull apart
2006-06-26 07:01:37 · answer #5 · answered by queendjbam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run hot water on the outside glass . It will expand then you can pull them apart.
2006-06-26 07:02:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put it all in a compost pile. Come back in two months and the bugs will have turned the real garbage into mulch. Then you can sift out the glass
2016-03-13 23:03:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
plastic you gotta use cold water or brute force. with glass the hot water trick works because of expansion and contraction.
2006-06-26 06:57:16 · answer #8 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you know i don't know but you can just buy two glasses if you needed those glasses!! LOL
2006-06-26 13:58:07 · answer #9 · answered by luzerboloni 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The air pressure outside the glasses is higher the pressure inside them. If you just want to get them unstuck, drill a small hole in one of them.
2006-06-26 10:27:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋