science

Have you tried it?

I don't know if anyone posted this on a2k, but here's "science" in the best form possible. It's called "Caine's Arcade."

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-caines-arcade-video-cardboard-arcade-20120411,0,7270609.story

Wouldn’t it depend upon the initial shape of the bottle

... and its degree of rigidity?

Quite so

If the liquid is pure---no dissolved gasses.

Reply if the container is not rigid it would deform slightly due to the contraction of the liquid--the amount of deformation is a function of the volume, the temperature change and the coefficient of thermal expansion of the liquid.

If the container is rigid a small vapor volume will form--this vapor volume is also a function of the same three variables listed above and the vapor pressure of the liquid.

Rap

FYI the opposite is quite dangerous--filling a rigid container completely with a cold liquid and heating it up can lead to hydraulic rupture-a euphamism for explosion (sudden energetic dissassembly). That is why propane tank limits are 80% of the capacity--to provide an expansion space.

Rap

I’ve often wondered whether the large tonic water bottle ever explodes