Thanks to iFixit for sponsoring this video! Please go check them out and their Pr→→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! In this video: In the video today we experimentally prove whether tapping a shaken can of soda actually reduces foam. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2017/11/tapping-soda-can-actually-anything/ Credits: Host: Daven Hiskey (and yes Alissa's friends, I am her uncle ;-)) Authors: Karl Smallwood and Daven Hiskey Producers: Daven Hiskey and Simon Whistler Audio Editor: Joel North Video Editor: Nathan Nielsen Sources: http://www.livescience.com/34159-tap-soda-can-carbonation.html http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=623 http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/SeemaMeraj.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_drink#History http://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/9067/what-is-the-carbon-dioxide-content-of-a-soda-can-or-bottle http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Science-Notebook/2015/0414/The-surprising-science-behind-the-aluminum-soda-can http://www.livescience.com/32492-why-does-soda-fizz.html http://www.chowhound.com/food-news/54193/does-tapping-a-soda-can-stop-the-foaming/ http://blogs.cornell.edu/siebert/ http://www.snopes.com/science/sodacan.asp http://chemistry.about.com/od/howthingsworkfaqs/f/cantapping.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140514165249.htm http://www.livescience.com/33128-why-does-beer-foam-.html http://education.seattlepi.com/much-pressure-can-two-liter-bottle-handle-6313.html http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question602.htm http://theconversation.com/does-tapping-a-can-of-fizzy-drink-really-stop-it-foaming-over-60659 https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/does-tapping-drink-can-stop-it-exploding-work http://www.livescience.com/32461-why-do-soft-drink