Neat trick for coolers...
 

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:00:38 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

Ever make ice cream in an old fashioned, hand cranked freezer?
It works much better if you add rock salt to the ice packed around
the canister.

Yep - do it all the time.

Neat trick for coolers...
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:53:39 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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I watched a Mthbusters that I had missed yesterday which tested the
fastest way to cool beer.

So I tried the experiment myself yesterday with a couple of Playmate
coolers.

First cooler had a six pack of Diet Pepsi, ice and salt water. I used
about a 1/4 box of salt on the ice and in the second cooler a six pack
of Diet Pepsi with just ice. I put both coolers on the rear deck, in
the sun, of my Ranger at 6 PM.

As expected, the ice/salt combination cooled the soda to 36 degrees F
in roughly fifteen minutes which matches the Mythbusters experiment.
As of 10 PM last evening, the ice only soda only reached 45 degrees.

However, the interesting piece of this was this morning. The ice/salt
water combination over night kept the soda cooled and as of ten
minutes ago, the water was at 50 degrees F. The straight ice cooler
water was at 62 degrees.

Cool huh?

Get it - cool?

Was the soda on top of the ice, or under, or what?

In.

I'm doing another experiment right now with the heat of the day coming
up nicely.

I'll see how this one works out.


4 hours, and the straight ice version only got the soda to 45 degrees?
Weird. Or, how much ice was involved, maybe compared to the size of a 6 pack
still with its plastic thing intact?

Neat trick for coolers...
 

Both will kill you.

--
Steve Barker







"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Diet Coke sucks.

Diet Pepsi rules!!

Neat trick for coolers...
 

Nuts with those idiots! Haven't they ever heard of "dry ice"?

A friend of mine up north used to work in a meat processing plant, and
if he was wanting to have a party, cook out, whatever, he'd bring home
a chunk of dry ice. Fill the cooler half full of water, throw in the
beer/ soda, make usre it was all submerged well, then throw in the
ice, and let it boil. short moments later, you had very chilled goods.

Co2 fire extinguishers work in a pinch. but you ahve to rince the cans
off well though.



Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I watched a Mthbusters that I had missed yesterday which tested the
fastest way to cool beer.

So I tried the experiment myself yesterday with a couple of Playmate
coolers.

First cooler had a six pack of Diet Pepsi, ice and salt water. I used
about a 1/4 box of salt on the ice and in the second cooler a six pack
of Diet Pepsi with just ice. I put both coolers on the rear deck, in
the sun, of my Ranger at 6 PM.

As expected, the ice/salt combination cooled the soda to 36 degrees F
in roughly fifteen minutes which matches the Mythbusters experiment.
As of 10 PM last evening, the ice only soda only reached 45 degrees.

However, the interesting piece of this was this morning. The ice/salt
water combination over night kept the soda cooled and as of ten
minutes ago, the water was at 50 degrees F. The straight ice cooler
water was at 62 degrees.

Cool huh?

Get it - cool?

Neat trick for coolers...
 

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:34:42 -0500, "Steve Barker"
wrote:

Both will kill you.

Got news for you.

Everyday you get a little closer.

Think about it. :)

Neat trick for coolers...
 

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:05:15 -0000, Tim wrote:

Nuts with those idiots! Haven't they ever heard of "dry ice"?

A friend of mine up north used to work in a meat processing plant, and
if he was wanting to have a party, cook out, whatever, he'd bring home
a chunk of dry ice. Fill the cooler half full of water, throw in the
beer/ soda, make usre it was all submerged well, then throw in the
ice, and let it boil. short moments later, you had very chilled goods.

I don't have access to dry ice, but on the Mythbusters show they did
that.

Sorry to burst your bubble - regular ice was just as effective.

Co2 fire extinguishers work in a pinch. but you ahve to rince the cans
off well though.

At $40 per extinguisher to cool a six pack, the salt idea is much more
economical.

And not as effective.

Neat trick for coolers...
 

Sorry to burst your bubble - regular ice was just as effective.


But not as quick...


Co2 fire extinguishers work in a pinch. but you ahve to rince the cans
off well though.

At $40 per extinguisher to cool a six pack, the salt idea is much more
economical.

And not as effective.

Didn't you serve in SE Asia?

Neat trick for coolers...
 

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:44:40 -0000, Tim wrote:

Didn't you serve in SE Asia?

yeah - but that was the gobmint's money. :)

Neat trick for coolers...
 

On Jun 27, 10:21 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:30:43 -0000,
wrote:





On Jun 27, 7:19 am, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I watched a Mthbusters that I had missed yesterday which tested the
fastest way to cool beer.

So I tried the experiment myself yesterday with a couple of Playmate
coolers.

First cooler had a six pack of Diet Pepsi, ice and salt water. I used
about a 1/4 box of salt on the ice and in the second cooler a six pack
of Diet Pepsi with just ice. I put both coolers on the rear deck, in
the sun, of my Ranger at 6 PM.

As expected, the ice/salt combination cooled the soda to 36 degrees F
in roughly fifteen minutes which matches the Mythbusters experiment.
As of 10 PM last evening, the ice only soda only reached 45 degrees.

However, the interesting piece of this was this morning. The ice/salt
water combination over night kept the soda cooled and as of ten
minutes ago, the water was at 50 degrees F. The straight ice cooler
water was at 62 degrees.

Cool huh?

Get it - cool?

You should have taken the temp of the salt water and fresh water last
night during the experiment. I guess the salt allows the water to stay
colder in that cooler.

The temp of the water would be similar to the temp of the soda.

You wanna go up to Webster Lake tomorrow morning and fish the
approaching cold front?

Fishing should be spectacular.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Jah mon... I will head up this afternoon and get a licence for Mass.
Probably head straight up 83 should find me something, dad will enjoy
the ride. BTW, dad tells me I have kin folk with property on the lake,
I never knew that.

Call you this evening. Got some pretty good lake tackle, what size
line should I bring, note, I am into light tackle fishing.

Neat trick for coolers...
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:44:40 -0000, Tim wrote:

Didn't you serve in SE Asia?

yeah - but that was the gobmint's money. :)

LOL!

That'sw what I mean.

"Necessity is the Mother of Invention"