Not at all what I expected. I figured it would implode and shrink as all the air is pumped out.
Is the foam retaining, and locking in the air? Is the foam stronger than the applied vacuum?

If the air is truly being pumped out, why would the foam bubbles not be popping and breaking down?

okay, well now I know.

Aw, I wanted to see what happened when they re-pressurized it.

Is it just me or does it look like one increasingly growing white fist slowly punching upwards?

Looks like Conan O'Brien, with his part and bangs.

>> ^Sagemind:

Not at all what I expected. I figured it would implode and shrink as all the air is pumped out.
Is the foam retaining, and locking in the air? Is the foam stronger than the applied vacuum?
If the air is truly being pumped out, why would the foam bubbles not be popping and breaking down?


If the foam were introduced into a hard vacuum quickly it would breakdown. Since the air is slowly being pumped out of the bell jar the bubbles in the foam expand slowly. If the pump was faster, or the video was longer, you'd see the foam will breakdown as more air is removed. Eventually you'd end up with a hard vacuum as the liquid boiled off.

This could be marketed to extremely hairy people as a cost cutting measure.

>> ^offsetSammy:

This could be marketed to extremely hairy people as a cost cutting measure.


And the Scotch, don't forget they like to save a penny, the only trouble is you'd have to sell them the device.

This is how the universe will end.

Working as intended.