why does a beer go flat/explode if I shake it, but it is driven in big shake trucks and is fine?

Question

You ever seen one of those trucks drive? They are bouncing up and down the whole way. But if I even transport a beer in my pocket shit is done

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

The violent shaking you do with the beer in hand is MUCH more aggressive than the vibrations it will experience in transit. The truck has tires, springs or airbags, the body of the trailer, the pallet that the cases of beer are packed on and the case itself to absorb all of the shocks and bumps of driving down the road. By the time the bump gets to the can, it’s a little buzz, not a big whack.

Also, if a can isn’t opened right after getting shaken up, the carbonation will settle out and blend back in with the beer and be able to escape at a normal speed with the can is actually opened.