Culture Buzz We had some extra dry ice in the office. And some extra condoms. And some extra glitter. We decided to combine all three. The result? A mess.
Culture Buzz Do you know what's fun? Explosions. Know what's even more fun? Soda explosions.
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/10/27/ares-i-x-launch-s...
Triboelectrification is the enemy of all science, and the only thing keeping the Ares I-X rocket (THE WORLD'S LARGEST ROCKET!) from launching today. It's pretty much just static caused by water high in the atmosphere that would probably make the rocket blow up.