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MacGyver Science: Season 5, Episode 1.

Water Bottle Explosion

MacGyver needs a distraction. He takes a glass bottle that’s about half full of water. It’s one of those fancy bottles with the cap that will seal tight. Like this:

When he puts it on the hot coals, the water increases in temperature. This means that the water vapor inside the bottle also increases. Eventually, the pressure inside the bottle is so high that the structural integrity of the glass is compromised. This is what we call “an explosion”.

This is basically the same thing that happens with the “exploding water heater” — as seen on MythBusters.

DIY Chemical Irritant

MacGyver mixes some weird tea tree oil with ammonia into a diffuser. Yeah, some of that weird oil stuff can really irritate the lungs and eyes — especially with another chemical like ammonia. Once that gets into the air, the bad guys are distracted enough for Mac and Russ to do what they need to do.

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