Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Let’s try and see if we can bake cookies in a hot car, in this experiment! 🍪🚗
In this episode of Everyday Awesome, Alex Dainis (@AlexDainisPhD) explains how cars get hotter in the summer due to the greenhouse effect, when visible light travels through the glass of your windshield and windows, hits the seats and interior, and gets converted into heat. That is then radiated back out as infrared rays that can't escape through the glass and get trapped inside.So on an 80°F day, your car could get as hot as 120°F! When she put cookies on the dashboard after just a couple of hours the car reached 175°F, low-baking them to soft but surprisingly not-terrible results.
#Baking #ScienceExperiment #ScienceDemo #Science #FoodScience #YouTubeShorts #Shorts
Short Science with the Museum of Science:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxeUBLGfcIB9dB6n8zqwu_w2vG6DmLsKy
Everyday Awesome with the Museum of Science:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxeUBLGfcIB_0ovRGqln173hW9jBp_76V
Women in STEM with the Museum of Science:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxeUBLGfcIB9JQUT8YhlMsVxXU4P-h8rz
Among the world's largest science centers and New England's most attended cultural institution, the Museum of Science reaches over 300 million people a year — at Science Park and in museums around the world, in classrooms, and online. Established in 1830, the Museum is home to such iconic experiences as the Theater of Electricity, the Charles Hayden Planetarium, and the Mugar Omni Theater. The Museum influences formal and informal STEM education through research and national advocacy, including through its Youth Exploring Science (YES) program through the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Science Education Center. Around the world, the Museum is known for digital experiences such as Mission: Mars on Roblox and traveling exhibitions such as Science Behind Pixar. The Public Science Common, a state-of-the-art programming and event space featuring sweeping 270-degree views of Boston and Cambridge, and is a space to bring together people for a wide variety of programs and events. Learn more at mos.org
Copyright © 2026. Museum of Science. All rights reserved. This video is owned by the Museum of Science and may not be reproduced, redistributed, or used in any manner without prior written permission from the Museum of Science.
Let’s try and see if we can bake cookies in a hot car, in this experiment! 🍪🚗
In this episode of Everyday Awesome, Alex Dainis (@AlexDainisPhD) explains how cars get hotter in the summer due to the greenhouse effect, when visible light travels through the glass of your windshield and windows, hits the seats and interior, and gets converted into heat. That is then radiated back out as infrared rays that can't escape through the glass and get trapped inside.So on an 80°F day, your car could get as hot as 120°F! When she put cookies on the dashboard after just a couple of hours the car reached 175°F, low-baking them to soft but surprisingly not-terrible results.
#Baking #ScienceExperiment #ScienceDemo #Science #FoodScience #YouTubeShorts #Shorts
Short Science with the Museum of Science:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxeUBLGfcIB9dB6n8zqwu_w2vG6DmLsKy
Everyday Awesome with the Museum of Science:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxeUBLGfcIB_0ovRGqln173hW9jBp_76V
Women in STEM with the Museum of Science:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxeUBLGfcIB9JQUT8YhlMsVxXU4P-h8rz
Among the world's largest science centers and New England's most attended cultural institution, the Museum of Science reaches over 300 million people a year — at Science Park and in museums around the world, in classrooms, and online. Established in 1830, the Museum is home to such iconic experiences as the Theater of Electricity, the Charles Hayden Planetarium, and the Mugar Omni Theater. The Museum influences formal and informal STEM education through research and national advocacy, including through its Youth Exploring Science (YES) program through the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Science Education Center. Around the world, the Museum is known for digital experiences such as Mission: Mars on Roblox and traveling exhibitions such as Science Behind Pixar. The Public Science Common, a state-of-the-art programming and event space featuring sweeping 270-degree views of Boston and Cambridge, and is a space to bring together people for a wide variety of programs and events. Learn more at mos.org
Copyright © 2026. Museum of Science. All rights reserved. This video is owned by the Museum of Science and may not be reproduced, redistributed, or used in any manner without prior written permission from the Museum of Science.
