Soda cans with dangerous pressure

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Pepsi or Coke

  1. ASSEMbler

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    Coke told me it was about the cans experiencing high heat, then cooling. The top completely blew off and it cut my hand.

    Bottlers are the people to complain to, they just license production from coke or pepsi.
     
  2. PixelButts

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  3. VaNDAL

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    None issue. Get a grip!
     
  4. PixelButts

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    Just opened the last one. Cut my thumb just a little (not very deep, I just bleed a lot) but only because the rubber glove I had on stopped it.
     
  5. Drividian

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    I had this exact thing happen to me last summer. I had left a Pepsi can in my hot car when I brought it inside and opened it the damn thing exploded. Sounded just like a gun going off. My ears rang for a few minutes and the the aluminum cut my hand. Life lesson not open hot soda cans!
     
  6. PixelButts

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    These were room temperature (so 65-70F)
     
  7. Drividian

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    Were they hot at some point maybe? I'm a little paranoid after this and only get plastic bottles.
     
  8. PixelButts

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    As far as I know no. The maximum these have probably reached is 75F
     
  9. PixelButts

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    The process via web that they directed me to was fairly easy to work with.
    The one issue was required info as they require barcode of the box, code of the can, best by date, location, date of purchase (which are all normal things), but the trash was going out today so i had to find the box in our recycling bin to get that barcode.

    I doubt anything will come of this, but damn they sure made some noise.
     
  10. Yakumo

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    Man, what's wrong with people. It's obvious that moving a can of carbonated drink from one temperature to another will cause expanding. In my 40 years of life I've never had anything close to a can exploding.
     
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    I don't believe a 10 degree difference at most will create something like this
     

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  12. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON FREEZE! Scumbag

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    Don't worry about him.

    Did you call the number?
     
  13. PixelButts

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    I used the online version because it was faster.
     
  14. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON FREEZE! Scumbag

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    And?
     
  15. PixelButts

    PixelButts Site Soldier

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    Filled out the information as they requested.
    Now we wait.
    Most likely case is I'll just get a coupon or something.
     
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    HEX1GON FREEZE! Scumbag

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    "We are very sorry about the near death experience from our cans. Please accept this complimentary coupon for 20% off your next death trap purchase. Thank you for choosing PepsiCo."
     
  17. someguy1

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    They might as well start manufacturing the cans in ways to handle these sorts of explosions from now on. Also in the future why not start buying the plastic or glass bottled variety far as I remember it's actually cheaper versus the canned versions.
     
  18. PixelButts

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    I'd accept it even if it was that shitty. I was mainly concerned about the cans exploding and parts flying off of the can itself, not just blowing outwards.
    I really hope this gets resolved somehow (whether I get anything or not)
    There were those bottles made of ice from Coca-cola. That was a pretty neat idea.
     
  19. ZafotheNinja

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    Humm interesting, so what do you suppose would happen if you where at say Mount Everest? You have the pressure difference but you also have the cold. Would the cold contract the gas as much as the altitude expanded it or would the coke just freeze and ruin the expiriment all together?
     
  20. Yakumo

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    Put a can of carbonated drink in to your freezer and see what happens :p You'll probably have quite a mess to clean up.
     
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