Have you ever opened a jar of
pickles?
No? Don't have any
pickles?
Oh well. Just imagine
you are opening a jar of
pickles right now.
(We here on the Aspire staff are
really hungry right now. We here on the Aspire
staff are actually drooling.)
Anyway, if you were to open a fresh
jar of pickles
right now, you would hear a pop
as the "freshness button" popped up.
Then you would smell sweet, wonderful
green pickles, the kind of
pickles that we
here on the Aspire staff really,
really wish we had right now. But nooooooo!
We have to keep on working and slaving away! Do we get any
breaks? No, no
breaks for us here on the Aspire staff!
But do we complain? Yes. Very often.
Excuse us, we got side-tracked.
Do you know why that button pops up when
you open the jar, and then never goes back
down? Discuss this with your lab partner
and record your explanation in the lab packet.
Here's a hint:
It has to do with the gases inside the jar.
Here's a better hint:
When pickles are put in their jars,
the jars, their juices, and
the pickles are steaming hot.
(Ever played hot pickle?
It's fun.)
When you buy your
pickles, they are
at room temperature.
Hmmmm. Sounds like a job for (dum dum da daa)
Experiment Man! Or Woman!
