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Watch 1,650 Mousetraps Set Off A Massive Ping-Pong Ball Chain Reaction
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Watch 1,650 Mousetraps Set Off A Massive Ping-Pong Ball Chain Reaction

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In case fireworks aren’t your thing, there’s another great way to ring in the new year – by setting off thousands of armed mousetraps with ping-pong balls in an explosive video like this one!

The video, which was organized by Pepsi and filmed by HarrimanSteel to advertise the Pepsi Max drink, shows everything from the setup for the elaborate and massive experiment to its explosive conclusion. Interestingly enough, this chain reaction can be used in physics classrooms to simulate what happens in a nuclear reactor.

Though a number of sites have written that 2014 mousetraps were used, the video actually used 1650 mousetraps and 1840 ping-pong balls – according to the creators.

More info: Twitter | harrimansteel.co.uk | votd.tv (h/t: viralnova)

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    There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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    There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd like to see just the chain reaction alone as it occurred in real time - without the slow-down effects and the music.

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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice... But what's the idea behind it?

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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1. I'd like to see it in real-time. 2. I would enjoy it more if it weren't a commercial promotion.

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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd like to see just the chain reaction alone as it occurred in real time - without the slow-down effects and the music.

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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice... But what's the idea behind it?

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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1. I'd like to see it in real-time. 2. I would enjoy it more if it weren't a commercial promotion.

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