Someone is going to make a lot of money.
…in 20 years, when the patent expires.
Reverse Microwave Chills Beer In 45 Seconds
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#12Looks about the same as spinning by beer in my freezers ice tray for about 20 seconds. I would love to know how long you have to wait until the can of beer won't explode.
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#13This shaking is certainly going to make cokes to explode when open.
it says it uses a Rankine Vortex[1] where a substantial amount of the velocity profile is zero - thus it doesn't "disturb carbonation". As others have pointed out, this is exactly what a lot of other "fast chill" tech already does.
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#14This shaking is certainly going to make cokes to explode when open.
No, the article explains that is not the case.
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#15There used to be a chilling device as a party store near my house. There was a tub of super-chilled green or blue liquid that was in a whirlpool of sorts, and you could dunk your just-purchased drink in there for 1 minute and it would be cold when you took it out.
But doesn't beer benefit from always staying cold?
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#16It's cool, but I doubt it will compete on price:performance with a bucket of ice.
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#17I can't watch videos where I work, so could someone briefly explain what this does? Is it anything to do with actual microwave radiation, or is it using accelerated conduction? EDIT: if only YouTube is blocked... there's a video available here: http://www.v-tex-technology.co.uk/ It mentions nothing about "microwave", and is just a deceptive title on that food blog's part.
It's nothing to do with microwaves. It sloshes the drink around in a bath of chilled water while rotating it. It appears to save energy by keeping the chilled water thermally isolated from the environment rather than keeping an entire fridge cool. Very similar to the Salted Ice Water method[1]
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#18It's cool, but I doubt it will compete on price:performance with a bucket of ice.
If you add salt to the ice it'll chill even faster.
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#19Looks about the same as spinning by beer in my freezers ice tray for about 20 seconds. I would love to know how long you have to wait until the can of beer won't explode.
According to that website, because they form a "Rankine vortex" in the beverage itself, the carbonation is not disturbed. Not sure I buy that, but that's their sales pitch.