PRINCETON, NJ (AP) -- A gifted 15-year-old student from India had to be rushed to the hospital after drinking liquid nitrogen during a science class at Princeton University.
The class was part of a program run by the Connecticut-based Summer Institute for the Gifted. It isn't affiliated with the university.
The students were performing a popular experiment in which liquid nitrogen is used to make ice cream.
Nitrogen liquefies at negative 328 degrees Fahrenheit -- cold enough to cause burns.
The Summer Institute says the boy was in critical condition and has been upgraded to stable.
2009 Fireworks Barges in Bayonne The Macy's July 4th Fireworks Spectacular will be on the Hudson River this year. These photographs of the barges in Bayonne, NJ were taken by Tom Kaminski in Chopper 880 on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
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