Periodic Table of Death and Mystery

Nitrogen, Cryogenic Cocktails, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery


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In the bar, you see a drink billowing icy smoke and order one. The waiter drops your cocktail on the table, pours in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of −196°C (−320°F), and you quickly down the alcohol/nitrogen mix to the boisterous cheers of your friends. As the contents settle in your warm gut, the liquid nitrogen rapidly expands to gas at 700 times its volume and

Music for the Periodic Table of Death was created by Gioele Fazzeri and published under Creative Commons License.

References for this episode can be found at the following website:

⁠https://carolpotenza.com/hydrogen-and-the-periodic-table-of-death/⁠

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Periodic Table of Death and MysteryBy Carol Potenza's monthly podcast, hosted by Laura Haas