Additional Info

• ID Code: I1-51
• Purpose: Demonstrate how a normally elastic material at room temperature becomes rigid at very low temperatures.
• Description: Dip a rubber sample into the liquid nitrogen with the tongs, then place it on a wooden "anvil" and hit it with a hammer to break it. Show the students in the audience how the material's property change with temperature.
• Availability: Available
• References: REFERENCES: (PIRA 4A40.30)
• Loc codes: I0, I1