Steam Vacuum - Making/How it Works @RimstarOrg

Uploaded March 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

A steam vacuum is a vacuum that's create by making steam in a container (I use a microwave and a kettle) and then rapidly cooling it back to water (condensing it), leaving behind a vacuum. This vacuum is a low pressure are that dramatically sucks in more water and, if in a flexible container like a plastic bottle or soda can, collapses the container. In this video I do some demonstrations, both of making the steam vacuum and the end result and then given an explanation of how it works.

Included is a short clip from Grant Thompson's "Quick Clips #2 - Steam Vacuum" video where he demonstrates it using a solid glass bottle:
youtu.be/qodHf-ryy8Q
Thanks Grant, for permission to use this clip.

See also my video "How Radiation Works - Ammericium 241, Alpha Particles and Gamma Rays" here:
youtu.be/aJkx6hAD-4E

Also, watch "How Fast is an Electron and Electricity":
youtu.be/jbi7gJTPSXk

And the neat science experiment "Electrostatic Soap Bubble Science Project Experiment":
youtu.be/aySWX55-xX4

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$Pyramid Hologram - How to Make/How it Works with Princess Leia Hologram Easy to make hologram showing Princess Leias message from Star Wars IV, a flying pterodactyl and a skull. All you need to make is a 4-sided clear plastic pyramid and a drawing with 4 different views of an image. Some of mine are even animated. Download the animations/images I used in this video here: http://rimstar.org/science_electronics_projects/hologram_pyramid_diy_homemade.htm Support RimstarOrg on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=680159 Subscribe for new videos every week http://www.youtube.com/user/rimstarorg?sub_confirmation=1 Go to the main channel page here https://youtube.com/rimstarorg Note that strictly speaking, this isnt actually a hologram. A hologram refers to a thing created using a specific process and involves the use of laser, interference, diffraction, light intensity recording and suitable illumination of the recording [from wikipedia]. This pyramid hologram is really 4 views using a trick called Peppers Ghost, the result being something that is popularly known as a hologram. See also: Adding Lasers to Star Wars TIE Fighter and Star Trek Enterprise Models https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxIEV27AjWQ How a Prism Works to Make Rainbow Colors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGqsi_LDUn0 How to Make/Build a Crystal Radio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqdcU9ULAlA Inspiration for this came from slider2732s video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz_0ktL9DtM Follow behind-the-scenes on: Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/RimStarz Google+ https://plus.google.com/116395125136223897621 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rimstarorg http://rimstar.org Music used for the introduction: Take a Chance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music used after the introduction: Maraton Man Music by http://audionautix.com$

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