The technician says that Dry Ice leaves a residue when it evaporates, which is incorrect.
Dry Ice is frozen Carbon Dioxide, a colorless, odorless gas. Dry Ice changes state from solid directly to gas in a process called sublimation. It does not have a liquid phase like regular water ice. There is no residue because the final state is carbon dioxide gas.
Dry Ice is frozen Carbon Dioxide, a colorless, odorless gas. Dry Ice changes state from solid directly to gas in a process called sublimation. It does not have a liquid phase like regular water ice. There is no residue because the final state is carbon dioxide gas.
The oil mentioned for the bicycle is way too expensive. The most expensive oil at the time of airing was $10 for a 2oz bottle.
Goran mentions the bicycle would be around $15,000. The most expensive mountain bikes at the time of airing was around $6 to 7 thousand dollars. The bicycle shown, a Tomac full suspension bike would've been about $4,000.
At the time of filming, a thief wouldn't need to use liquid nitrogen to break open the u-lock. Those u-locks used a barrel style key. At this time, all you needed was a Bic pen. This is the reason they changed the lock mechanism because they were too easy to pic.