The Unintentional Science Experiment

Today, I have to break away from my month long theme about the 70's.  This post is about something that happened today that never should have happened.  This past week, both Superstore and Walmart had pop on sale.  We decided that as the holidays were upon us, it may be a good idea to stock up. We ended up with 5 cases between the two stores.

Last night 3 of those cases spent the night in the trunk of our car. As a result, I was able to conduct an unintentional science experiment.  To prove that you actually, one day, will use all that "stuff" they teach you in school, I present this "experiment" in the scientific method.

Hypothesis:  What happens if one is too lazy to bring a case of pop in from the car in the winter.

Materials:

• 1 case of Diet Lemon Lime Pop
• 1 case of Diet Ginger Ale
• 1 case of Diet Cola
• 1 Ford Focus Station Wagon
• 1 Cold winter night (temperature -12 C)

Procedure:

1. Leave closed cases of Diet Lemon Lime and Diet Ginger Ale in the covered "trunk" of Ford Focus Station Wagon.
2. Leave open case of Diet Cola covered in the back seat of Ford Focus Station Wagon
3. Park Ford Focus Station Wagon overnight on side street.

Results:

• All three cases appear to have suffered leakage.
• 1 can from the open case of Diet Cola found outside of its case.
• Closed case of Diet Lemon Lime found damaged.
• 1 can from closed case of Diet Lemon Lime found outside of its case.
• Diet Ginger Ale case found intact.
• Both ejected cans of pop were severely damaged.
• Contents from can of Diet Cola found frozen on back seat carpet and within the open case.
• Contents from can of Diet Lemon Lime found frozen on trunk carpet and within the damaged case.
• Contents found frozen within closed case of Diet Ginger Ale, but there are no signs of damage to any of the cans.
• One half of cans in case of Diet Cola found deformed and unusable.
• One third of cans in case of Diet Lemon Lime found deformed and unusable.
• One can in case of Diet Ginger Ale found deformed and unusable.

Conclusion:
The work created by leaving the pop in the car was greater than the work of bring the pop into the house.