005. VOLCANOOOOOES!

[luminols]

Hey, so, does anyone remember how to make those silly volcanoes models? Like the one with the frothing lava and the bak-- [She pauses. She doesn't want to give too much away.] ...

Actually, does anyone just know how to make a good one? Scientific answers only, please.

(OOC: Ema's simply doing a school project for Ai, because she's that bored.

Comments

[artwithknives]

You mean the kind with baking soda and vinegar? I think everyone did that as a class project once.

[luminols]

Is that the only kind out there?

[artwithknives]

How about the one with the mint candy and coke?

[luminols]

That would work but I want to make a volcano, not a mess in the kitchen.

[unless_itsafarm]

If a man calling himself "Demoman" responds... do not, I repeat, do not listen to a goddamned word his useless drunken ass says.

[luminols]

... Demoman?

[unless_itsafarm]

Demoman.

[luminols]

I'll keep that in mind.

[bogusmagicker]

. . .

The reaction of sodium bicarbonate with acetic acid is a simple, well-documented acid-base reaction. The partial dissociation of the weak acid into hydrogen and acetate ions results in the formation of carbonic acid, which itself decomposes into carbon dioxide and water. Carbon dioxide is responsible for the froth produced.

This is generally instructed in 6th grade chemistry.

[luminols]

I like your answer! What's your name?

That's how it is meant to work, in theory. A lot of children churn out methods to achieve this simple reaction and whilst most do, the most they achieve is the excess carbon dioxide froth... "Baking Soda" and "Vinegar" makes a volcano, but it doesn't really, does it? You need to model it out too? The point is to make the volcano too, right?

Personally, I never liked doing that part.

[bogusmagicker]

. . . Yuki Nagato.

A similar effect may be observed sans volcano using an empty soda bottle.

[luminols]

That's exactly true. What are your thoughts about science, in general?

[braided_icarus]

[Does Ed hear mentions of Science? Oho~]

[luminols]

... Hello?

[braided_icarus]

I like science! But, if you're asking about what I think you are, and you don't already know, you must be kinda stupid, heh.

[luminols]

... That's not it.

[bbsatbyrobots]

Y-you can make volcano models? Wouldn't that be dangerous?

[luminols]

... Could be.

[bbsatbyrobots]

Why would you make something that's d-dangerous?

[luminols]

Maybe because I'm an evil genius!