Blasting Off, Don’t Forget The Snacks | Rocket Propulsion at the Orlando Science Center

Blasting Off, Don’t Forget The Snacks | Rocket Propulsion at the Orlando Science Center

ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. AND THIS MORNING WE’RE GOING TO DO SOME EXPLORING OF WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU MIX FUEL, HEAT, OXYGEN AND A CAN OF PRINGLES. I’M INTRIGUED. MARK WESH 2’S MARQUISE MEDA BRINGS US THE EXPLOSIVE RESULT IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF THE SCIENCE OF IT. HEY GUYS, AND WELCOME BACK TO THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. I’M JOINED BY ZACH ONCE AGAIN AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. OF COURSE, WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING ASTRONOMY MONTH HERE AT OSTC, BUT EARLIER IN THE MONTH WE WERE ACTUALLY SHOOTING BOTTLE ROCKETS MADE OUT OF ALKA-SELTZER AND A LITTLE BIT OF WATER. WE SAW A PRETTY COOL CHEMICAL REACTION. DO YOU THINK WE COULD TOP THAT TODAY? OH YEAH. I THINK WE’RE DEFINITELY GOING TO GET A BIGGER BOOM HERE WITH SOME MORE DANGEROUS CHEMICALS. SO THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE THAT YOU WON’T BE TRYING AT HOME. BUT THAT’S OKAY BECAUSE YOU DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO THE CHEMICALS I HAVE ACCESS TO. TODAY WE’RE GOING TO BE USING SOME HYDROGEN GAS INSIDE OF OUR PRINGLE CAN WITH OUR COOL SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS. WE’RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FUEL UP OUR ROCKET, LIGHT IT ABLAZE IN JUST LIKE THE NASA ASTRONAUTS. WE’RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE OFF INTO OUTER SPACE WITH OUR PRINGLE CAN. SO WE’LL GO AHEAD AND RELEASE OUR VALVE AND START LETTING THAT HYDROGEN GAS FLOW INSIDE OF OUR CANISTER. IT’S GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SLOWLY FUEL ON UP RIGHT HERE. PERFECT. SO JUST FOR THE PEOPLE AT HOME, YOU WANT TO TELL US WHAT WE’RE DOING RIGHT NOW? YEAH. SO THIS IS THAT FUELING PHASE. I JUST GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCED A BUNCH OF HYDROGEN GAS INTO OUR PRINGLE CAN RIGHT THERE THROUGH OUR BOTTOM HOLE, OUR TOP HOLES. WE’RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LIGHT IT UP. SO I’M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STEP BACK REAL QUICK. WE’RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LIGHT OUR PRINGLE CAN IN THREE TWO ONE. I WASN’T EXPECTING ACTUAL PRINGLES TO POP OUT. WELL YOU GOTTA HAVE A SNACK IN OUTER SPACE IN MY FAVORITE SNACK OF CHOICE, OF COURSE, BEING PRINGLES MEANS THAT I’M GONNA HAVE SOME GOOD ROAD TRIP FOOD. WELL, THAT IS ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN. ONE GIANT LEAP FOR PRINGLES CAN AND ENDED UP IN THE FRONT ROW THERE. YEAH. SO YEAH. SO THAT’S OUR VERY, VERY QUICK COMBUSTION COMBINING FUEL HEAT AND OXYGEN AND GETS A EXPLOSIVE RESPONSE THERE THAT YOU CAN SEE. OUR PRINGLE CAN WENT INTO OUTER SPACE. YOU CAN GO TO WWE ORG AND FIND EXPERIMENTS LIKE THIS. AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. AWESOME. HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS HERE RATHER SOON. BACK TO YOU. THAT HAS MY SON’S NAME ALL OVER IT. HE WOULD LOVE THAT. THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER IS OPEN DAI

Blasting Off, Don’t Forget The Snacks | Rocket Propulsion at the Orlando Science Center

Blasting Off, Don’t Forget The Snacks | Rocket Propulsion at the Orlando Science Center

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Updated: 2:49 PM EST Nov 14, 2025

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Blasting Off, Don’t Forget The Snacks | Rocket Propulsion at the Orlando Science CenterTo infinity and beyond, join Marquise Meda and the Orlando Science Center as they get ready to take off. Just make sure you clean up the crumbs.

Blasting Off, Don’t Forget The Snacks | Rocket Propulsion at the Orlando Science Center

To infinity and beyond, join Marquise Meda and the Orlando Science Center as they get ready to take off. Just make sure you clean up the crumbs.