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That viral video claiming dry ice in a cooler can explode like a bomb? Not buying it.
My buddy swears he saw a video where someone sealed dry ice in a cheap cooler from Walmart and it blew the lid off like shrapnel. But I've used dry ice for camping trips in Colorado for years with no issues. I called a guy at the local ice supply store who said the pressure would need to be insane to rupture a cooler like that. Anyone got a real source or is this just internet fear-mongering?
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daniel_gonzalez2mo ago
Hit up a physics subreddit and ask them about sublimation rates in insulated containers. The real danger isn't the pressure popping the lid, it's the cold turning the plastic shatter-prone so a small hit cracks it.
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margaretramirez2mo ago
My moving crew once sealed a cooler so tight we couldn't open it for lunch, but at least we didn't test your bomb theory.
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jessej232mo ago
Yeah I'm not sure my sandwich is worth testing the shatter point of a cooler for either.
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