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In article <1993Jan21.144934.13509@newstand.syr.edu>, pbwhite@rodan.acs.syr.EDU (White) writes:
=In article <mcampbel.727553725@eola.cs.ucf.edu> mcampbel@cs.ucf.edu (Mike Campbell ) writes:
=>judson@watserv.ucr.edu (Mike Judson) writes:
=>
=>>Does tapping the top of soft drink cans really prevent them from "exploding"
=>>when you open them, or is it a UL?
=>
=>I think this is pure poppycock.
=>
=This is almost as dumb, and almost as widespread as the "Let's slap the bottom
=of the bottle of Snapple or Veryfine or whatever"
=People think this makes the bottle easier to open (like its a big chore any
=way).  It doesn't - and It doesn't "pop the top" either like a lot of 
=people think.  You can keep slapping the damn bottom all day if you like.

You're wrong (and have apparently never worked the safe side of a bar).  Take a
bottle containing a liquid and some gas.  Hit the bottom of that bottle.  If
you do it right, you can acheive a water hammer effect which will tend to
loosen the cap.  Just because *YOU'RE* totally uncoordinated doesn't mean that
everyone else is.
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understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below).  So
unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
organization responsible for it.  If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
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