Vapor Blasting Techniques Explained

ELi5 | SM on Instagram: "An antique gasoline blowtorch worked by using liquid fuel and basic principles of heat, pressure, and combustion to produce a powerful, focused flame. Inside the metal body of the torch was a small fuel tank filled with gasoline. Before lighting, the user first preheated the torch by burning a little fuel in a shallow cup beneath the nozzle. This preheating step was essential because gasoline needs to turn into vapor to burn cleanly and steadily. As the metal around the

Universe unveiled on Instagram: "A viral video shows hands pressing white, translucent cubes into green slime, creating dramatic vapor clouds and satisfying stretching effects. Within hours, it racked up over 500 likes and 180 comments, many expressing amazement in Indonesian. Observant viewers quickly noted that the cubes are dry ice, not regular ice, as the fog results from sublimation—dry ice transitions directly from solid CO₂ at -78.5°C to gas without melting. This experiment highlights bas