Unopened bottle and if it were in belly of the plane.
2006-09-09 06:02:48 · 10 answers · asked by mnmommy 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I would like to send some bottled soda to another country..I just wanna make sure it won't explode during flight. The packages are always on the unpressurized part of the plane.
2006-09-09 06:14:35 · update #1
no it wont. my dad did this when we were coming back for the Dominican republic. it was a 4hr flight. it was even winter up here!he just put both of them in the middle in between clothes. but it did not explode!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-09-09 06:14:17 · answer #1 · answered by broncosnumber30 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is very similar to why the cabin does not explode when the pressure outside drops. Both the tires and cabins contain pressurized air. Going from sea level to flight altitude drops the pressure. The exact pressure drop depends on how high the plane is flying, but is typically around 10 to 13 pounds per square inch (psi). This drop in pressure places a stress on the tire and the cabin as the air within tries to expand. The materials the tires and cabin are made from have sufficient strength to resist the forces exerted by the enclosed air without failing
As a home experiment, take a half empty two liter soda bottle and press in on the sides while screwing on the cap VERY tight. When you are done the bottle should look somewhat crumpled. Now start shaking the bottle. Carbon dioxide bubbles will start coming out of the soda and pressurize the bottle. You will see the bottle expand and become very rigid. This is the same as a tire going from sea level to a few thousand feet. The plastic of the bottle is similar to the rubber in the tire in that is contains the pressure within the bottle without exploding. Return the bottle to the refrigerator for an hour to allow the gas to dissolve back into the soda and the pressure to return to normal
2006-09-09 06:04:24 · answer #2 · answered by Irina C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am flying to Europe and plan to take a bottle of liquor in my suitcase. It is a plastic bottle. Are there more possibilities that the plastic bottle will leak or break ?
2015-03-11 13:36:16 · answer #3 · answered by Lourdes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a funny question :-)
i dont think it will. they serve carbonated drinks on airplane and they are normal petbottles. sometimes you get canned soda as well.
2006-09-09 06:08:20 · answer #4 · answered by T M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cap can pop off, I had that happen to me. It was funny because I put the cap back on and when we landed the bottle was all crumbled up.
2006-09-09 10:45:43 · answer #5 · answered by amish_renegade 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i had a bottle of soda on an airplain a millon times.
2006-09-09 06:07:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not a real smart thing to be asking on the internet.
2006-09-09 06:06:06 · answer #7 · answered by juzbcuz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
not anymore than it would explode in any form of transport.
2006-09-09 06:07:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.I don't really think so.
2006-09-09 06:46:41 · answer #9 · answered by John G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-09-09 06:04:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋