I assume the surprise was because of the expectation that it was under so much pressure, and that the tin foil around the can is so thin, that it would just pop. You'll note the plastic sheets they hung around the sides. They did expect a mess. What they didn't expect was for the can to somehow become a squirt gun. Paul probably thought it was going to be a problem because, from his perspective, it could easily look like the miniature jet stream of cola was actually shooting over the plastic sheet hung across from him, thus hitting the couch, electrical equipment, and/or whatever else they set it up to protect in the first place.antidonkey said:How was this result a suprise? Have you not dropped a can of soda before?
At least, that's what it looked like was going on to me.