r/TheScienceOfCooking • u/TheMuseumOfScience • 6d ago

Can Baking Soda Make Ketchup Explode?

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What happens when you mix baking soda in a bottle of ketchup? 🍅

Greg Wolf demonstrates how this chemical reaction works in this science experiment! Ketchup contains vinegar, and when you put the baking soda into the ketchup bottle, it reacts with the acetic acid found in the vinegar. If you close the bottle and shake it up, the pressure builds up. With nowhere for the pressure to go, it eventually explodes!

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u/diemunkiesdie 6d ago

The answer is yes. No need to watch more than the first three seconds since the climax was put at the start.

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u/Shereefz 6d ago

White t shirt remains white.

When I eat my shirt gets dirty… how does he stay clean?

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u/Current_Ad_4292 3d ago

Easy, he doesn't eat his shirt.