We have all of the supplies together to have some fun with liquid nitrogen today. Liquid nitrogen sits at -328 degrees Fahrenheit, so we will be using the proper equipment to not have our skin come into contact with it. There are a few different items we are going to experiment with smashing today- a hot dog bun, rubber tire insulation and flowers. Watch the full Science Sunday segment to see exactly what happens when you mix these items with liquid nitrogen.
There is so much more Science Sunday to explore. Check out the full gallery of segments on our blog: https://ctsciencecenter.org/blog_categories/science-sunday/.
Aoife Ryle is the Education Programs Manager at the Connecticut Science Center. In addition to working with school groups, she works with our Teen Program, Overnights department, and shoots weekly science segments for WFSB. She has a degree in Bioengineering from the University of Maine and has a personal interest in the life sciences and engineering which makes bioengineering a perfect crossover.
Mark Dixon is a meteorologist on WFSB Channel 3 Eyewitness News and a host of the weekly Science Sunday segments with the Connecticut Science Center. He has been nominated for several Emmy awards for weather anchoring and has won awards from the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcaster’s Association and the American Meteorological Society.
