
Exploding Chickens, Shrimp Cannons and Biscuit Bazookas: Food Myths with Adam Savage
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
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How to Build an Air Compression Cannon
We had to get the inside of a car up to like 180 degrees Fahrenheit, which is really easy in a hot climate on a sunny day. We took a large air tank and we found a pressure valve that was 12 inches in diameter. And we welded the two things together until we felt like they wouldn't fail. It actually turns out there's a huge difference between a thaw and a frozen chicken at that speed.
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