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June 08, 2011

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Well, your story doesn't quite add up to what I would expect to happen, but maybe theres a detail or two missing.

Either way, Hot air is less dense than cold air. Put the cap on a container while it's warm, and when it cools, the air inside will want to take up a smaller volume, lowering the pressure, until sometimes, it collapses the container.

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