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3839188 No.3839188 [Reply] [Original]

can anyone explain the physics of why this happens?

>i have a drumstick cone that comes in an individually wrapped bag.
>i throw it in the freezer for a long time (weeks)
>when i take it out the individual wrapping bag is all bloated and expanded?

how come?

>> No.3839219

I am uncertain, but some micro-organisms may have been sealed within the bag, and they can continue to survive even in the cold temperatures of your freezer. As they respire, they produce carbon dioxide gas, which slowly inflates the bag they are sealed in.

>> No.3839232

>>3839219
The dumb is strong in this one

>> No.3839242

>>3839219
That is wrong and you are retarded.

When are you going to leave?

>> No.3839247

>>3839232
I said that I am uncertain. If you have the correct answer then why not provide it rather than criticising other people who are offering up possible explanations?

>> No.3839259

>>3839242
Very well, I shall leave. I have some things to do anyway.

>> No.3839271

>>3839247
>possible explanations
I hate to be attacking a single part of what you just said, but on the topic of possibility is pretty much where your original comment failed. As you yourself said, _micro-organisms_, would in no way be able to produce the amount of carbon-dioxide gas required for it to be visibly inflate a bag.

>> No.3839278

>>3839271
like the bag is completely bloated when i take it out of the fridge

>> No.3839286

>>3839271
0/10

>> No.3839322

The answer is simple. They pressurize the bag when they package these things. The pressure of the surroundings (your freezer) is less than what they put in it. Boyle's law.

>> No.3839361

>>3839322
I'd venture to guess this is actually Charles' law at work. They package the ice cream at a far lower temperature than OP's freezer, and standard pressure. When that gas rises to equilibrium temperature, the volume increases. Could be a combination of both. Or bacteria farts. That was a brilliant idea too.

>> No.3839635

>>3839271
>would in no way be able to produce the amount of carbon-dioxide gas required for it to be visibly inflate a bag.
You said the bag was in their for weeks, that is enough time for it to fill up gradually with bacterial waste products. she was probably right, at least partly.

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3839687

>>3839247
>>3839259
Awww!

>> No.3839708

>>3839361
This is probably the right answer.

OP, do a test. throw a drumstick in the freezer for less than a day, and check to see if it's bloated