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2007-02-25 09:02:22 · 8 answers · asked by legend_of_goatman 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
liquids expand when they freeze, it will happen with any liquid not just coke.
2007-02-25 09:05:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As the water in the coke starts to freeze the ice crystals start to grow and since there is no where to go the can breaks. The slow freezing causes extreme growth of those ice crystals.
That is the same reason why you don't see too many frozen tomatoes. During the freezing the growing ice crystals break the delicate cell walls of the tomato resulting in a less than desirable texture-mush.
2007-02-25 14:52:27 · answer #2 · answered by Brick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a sealed container so when it freezes and expands it goes through the weakest part of the can. The carbonation in it has to go somewhere thus the explosion. Don't you just hate that when it happens.
2007-02-25 09:08:54 · answer #3 · answered by unicornfarie1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water, which is the base ingredient of Coke, is one of the only elements that expands as it gets colder.
2007-02-25 09:06:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because up to a certain point, water expands as it cools.
2007-02-25 09:11:49 · answer #5 · answered by AngelaTC 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because the chemicals in the drink expand, and eventually explode.
2007-02-25 09:05:41 · answer #6 · answered by angeleyes_0613 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when a liquid freezes it expands thus bursting the container it is in
2007-02-25 09:09:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
because liquids expand when frozen
2007-02-25 09:05:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋