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The Science of Flat Tires

A little liquid nitrogen teaches a big lesson about tire pressure


It only takes a blown-up balloon and a little liquid nitrogen for Steve Spangler to demonstrate why our car tires start to go flat when the weather gets cold. Watch as the air molecules in the balloon get closer and closer together when they are exposed to the intense cold of the liquid nitrogen.

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