today I tested the effects of various stresses on aluminum

[Kuciwalker]

... that is, I put a Diet Pepsi in a pan and filled it [the pan] with liquid nitrogen

The can developed a crack from the top to the bottom, pretty straight, and started spilling soda into the liquid nitrogen. Interestingly, the soda stayed liquid for a while, making a liquid nitrogen/Diet Pepsi mix. Then it froze into a pepsicle attached to the can.

Playing with liquid nitrogen

[Az]

Playing with liquid nitrogen

You obviously have a future in Physical chemistry.

[Pekka]

who are famous playboys.. ?

[Winston]

I don't care what you say, "aluminum" still sounds stupid to my ears.

[Az]

It's Aluminium.

[OzzyKP]

Clearly your tin ear is to blame.

[Kuciwalker]

a·lu·mi·num
n. Symbol Al

A silvery-white, ductile metallic element, the most abundant in the earth's crust but found only in combination, chiefly in bauxite. Having good conductive and thermal properties, it is used to form many hard, light, corrosion-resistant alloys. Atomic number 13; atomic weight 26.98; melting point 660.2°C; boiling point 2,467°C; specific gravity 2.69; valence 3. See table at element.

al·u·min·i·um
n. Chiefly British

Variant of aluminum.

i.e. wrong

[Az]

Chiefly british my ass.

[Kuciwalker]

I thought you were Israeli?

[Verto]

Re: today I tested the effects of various stresses on aluminum

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
... that is, I put a Diet Pepsi in a pan and filled it [the pan] with liquid nitrogen

The can developed a crack from the top to the bottom, pretty straight, and started spilling soda into the liquid nitrogen. Interestingly, the soda stayed liquid for a while, making a liquid nitrogen/Diet Pepsi mix. Then it froze into a pepsicle attached to the can.

Playing with liquid nitrogen

All of this without ever having to leave his bathroom.

[Az]

Man... I, like, sooo hoped you wouldn't make a lame joke about this...

[Kuciwalker]

me or verto?

[Colonâ„¢]

Wikipedia redirects to Aluminium from Aluminum, therefore it's correct.

[Hueij]

Chiefly British

Chiefly British and chiefly the rest of the civilised world.

Like Az so eloquently stated: "My ass"

[Az]

You, actually. You got a lucky x-post.