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How to Chill Your Soda Cans in Minutes

Tinchilla and Copper Cooler

By Mark Rollins, published Mar 18, 2007
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I am one of those types of people who have a multitude of ideas, but lack the know-how to truly implement them. Years ago, I realized that we have machines called microwaves that can make things hot in a short amount of time, but we do not have devices that can make things cold within that short period of time.

I then had the idea of the anti-microwave, which I christened "The Frostulator". To this day, I cannot think of a better name than that, but even without the fancy name, this invention would sell by concept alone. After all, who doesn't need something that needs to made cold from time to time.

Especially when it comes to soda. I can't stand it when I forget to put a few cans in the fridge, and I get totally thirsty. Nothing is worse than warm cola. When I want soda, it's got to be so cold it burns down the throat. I think you know what I mean. It takes four hours to chill a soda can to optimum coolness of refreshment, but I don't want to wait that long.

Since it looks like it's going to be a while before someone invents the Frostulator, I have discovered two inventions that can cool my soda, as well as other things. The first is the Tinchilla, a little box that uses thermal conduction to cool down a soda can in just sixty seconds. All the Tinchilla needs is two AA batteries and ice. You put the can in the Tinchilla, and the machine spins it in a bath of ice cubes. You may be thinking that a minute of spinning will only create a can that sprays when you crack it open, but this is not the case. Instead, the spinning causes all the liquid creates a whirlpool effect inside and transfers the heat inside to the chilled ice outside of the can. When all the liquid inside the can comes into contact with the chilled metal outside, you have a cold soda!

How to Chill Your Soda Cans in Minutes
How to Chill Your Soda Cans in Minutes

The Tinchilla: Cold in 60 seconds.

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Great info. The problem with cooling things down below the ambient temperature is that you're working against the natural flow of heat - from warm to cold. The way to avoid this problem is to put your soda can in a cold environment - fridge, cooler, freezer, etc. These products simply accelerate the process by moving the heat from the volume immediately surrounding the can, allowing the can to continue warming up the ice water while cooling itself at the same rate instead of slowing down. As mentioned by Jamie, salt reduces the temperature of the ice-water, speeding up the cooling process.

Posted on 02/23/2008 at 10:02:33 AM

 
That is nifty. Did you see the Mythbusters episode where they were testing methods for rapid cooling of beer? They found that a cooler of ice water saturated with salt was the very best -- sensible, as that means it is supercooled water! I think it took 40 minutes for a 12-pack.

Posted on 05/23/2007 at 8:05:00 PM

 
I like warm soda.

Posted on 05/09/2007 at 4:05:00 PM

 
I'm curious to know how the tailgate cooper is effective. If you're in a car, on the road, whouldn't it be complicated to get ahold of ice to make the thing work? Wouldn't it be just as easy to buy a soda at a fuel station rather than a bag of ice cubes?

Posted on 03/19/2007 at 8:03:00 PM

 
VERY ....ummm..."cool"..lol! Thanks for sharing!

Posted on 03/19/2007 at 7:03:00 PM

 
I so want one of these

Posted on 03/19/2007 at 5:03:00 PM

 
Interesting!

Posted on 03/19/2007 at 4:03:00 PM

 
Great review. I never knew of such a product. Where do you get it?

Posted on 03/19/2007 at 4:03:00 PM

 
Great article never knew about these I want one

Posted on 03/19/2007 at 2:03:00 PM

 
Can you saw Awesome? Wow is that Jolt in there lol, i could deff use some of that come time for finals.

Posted on 03/18/2007 at 11:03:00 PM

 
I hate warm pop too! Ick! Very interesting article!

Posted on 03/18/2007 at 10:03:00 AM

 
There is something wine stores use to chill wine bottles, but I don't know what it's called or what mysterious process it uses.

Posted on 03/18/2007 at 9:03:00 AM

 
I had heard of the spinning machine, but not the copper one. I like it that it can chill wine too.

Posted on 03/18/2007 at 8:03:00 AM

 
I didn't know these things existed. Great info!

Posted on 03/18/2007 at 6:03:00 AM

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