5-minute project

April 2008 Issue Discussion

The 5-minute project in the April 2008 issue (Cold Drinks in an Instant) was a bitter disappointment. The instructions did not tell how to hold the can of air.
When I held the can right-side-up the can of soda did not get chilled at all. When I held the can upside-down the soda can got cool, but the soda itself was not cold. The can also sprayed a very bitter liquid when it was sprayed upside-down.
I may have been doing it wrong so if anyone has had better results please let me know.

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m_novotny

06/23/08 at 11:54 pm

Did you try holding the can sideways?

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Rocketguy693

from Crewe, Virginia

07/22/08 at 6:58 pm

No I did not try holding the can sideways. Did it help?

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m_novotny

08/08/08 at 1:54 am

I don't know, I didn't do the project. I was just curious.

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Rocketguy693

from Crewe, Virginia

08/21/08 at 8:24 pm

It sounded like a cool project but with compressed air at $7-$8 a can it would not be very practical. Just find the vent in your freezer(you can feel cold air blowing out) and put the can in front of it. In fifteen to twenty minutes it will be fairly cold. It's not twenty seconds but it's still pretty quick.