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GT40FIED · 04-15-2006, 05:34 AM

Alright...here's a brain teaser for you unworthy maggots.

A few days ago I put some beer in the fridge since it'd been in my truck all day and it was a warm day. I left it in a bit too long, but not long enough to make beer smoothies. There was a bit of ice in the first one, but nothing major. As I worked my way down to the last one (#6) the beer had been out in the air for long enough to have thawed. However, number 6 was frozen solid. I can't figure out how this is possible. Upon removal from the freezer, the can should become endothermic (or exothermic depending on how you want to look at it). Either way it should be trading the cold of the freezer for the warmth of room temperature (roughly 68...but my HVAC system is fucked so who knows...but it was comfortable in here). And I'm sure it wasn't frozen solid when I took it out 'cause I lightly shook the cans to make sure I heard sloshing (meaning they were still liquid). This isn't really all that important, but if someone could shed some light on this I'd be interested. I'm really more confused than anything. Did I just invent the self-freezing beer can?

Oh...and speaking of beer...time for my drunkening. W00t.

*ChrisCantSkate* · 04-15-2006, 10:14 AM

my guess would be that beer #6 was sitting right in the way of the blower for the freezer and it was the only one frozen solid. there are cold and colder spots in the freezer.. maybe you overlooked #6 being frozen solid. its bascially impossible to create the energy to freeze it sitting in room temp.

GT40FIED · 04-15-2006, 05:19 PM

That was my first thought, too...but they were all placed in the middle of the fridge on top of a box of those shitty pizza rolls that my roommate left when he moved out. If anything they were closer to the door than to the blower which is at the back.

ebpda9 · 04-15-2006, 09:37 PM

well my guess is that the freezer took all the heat out of the 6th one, and dropped the pressure it sucked all the heat out of the can making the beer freeze solid.

Racing Rice · 04-17-2006, 01:21 PM

Maybe there was an air leak in the cap which caused the cold air to enter the bottle and freeze the liquid more quickly..

Hahah... I don't have any fuckin idea..

Or... Maybe number 6 had less alcohol in it which caused it to freeze more quickly.

Or... Maybe the freezer gods pissed ice cubes in number 6 causing it to freeze more quickly..

I think I'm done guessing for now.

04-15-2006, 05:34 AM	#1
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	Beer and physics Alright...here's a brain teaser for you unworthy maggots. A few days ago I put some beer in the fridge since it'd been in my truck all day and it was a warm day. I left it in a bit too long, but not long enough to make beer smoothies. There was a bit of ice in the first one, but nothing major. As I worked my way down to the last one (#6) the beer had been out in the air for long enough to have thawed. However, number 6 was frozen solid. I can't figure out how this is possible. Upon removal from the freezer, the can should become endothermic (or exothermic depending on how you want to look at it). Either way it should be trading the cold of the freezer for the warmth of room temperature (roughly 68...but my HVAC system is fucked so who knows...but it was comfortable in here). And I'm sure it wasn't frozen solid when I took it out 'cause I lightly shook the cans to make sure I heard sloshing (meaning they were still liquid). This isn't really all that important, but if someone could shed some light on this I'd be interested. I'm really more confused than anything. Did I just invent the self-freezing beer can? Oh...and speaking of beer...time for my drunkening. W00t. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

04-15-2006, 10:14 AM	#2
ChrisCantSkate Thought Police Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: orlando florida Age: 41 Posts: 9,662	my guess would be that beer #6 was sitting right in the way of the blower for the freezer and it was the only one frozen solid. there are cold and colder spots in the freezer.. maybe you overlooked #6 being frozen solid. its bascially impossible to create the energy to freeze it sitting in room temp. __________________ Black Vtec Prelude-h22a power'd Many dreams come true, and some have silver linings. I live for my dreams and a pocket full of gold.

04-15-2006, 05:19 PM	#3
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	That was my first thought, too...but they were all placed in the middle of the fridge on top of a box of those shitty pizza rolls that my roommate left when he moved out. If anything they were closer to the door than to the blower which is at the back. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

04-15-2006, 09:37 PM	#4
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 44 Posts: 17,266	well my guess is that the freezer took all the heat out of the 6th one, and dropped the pressure it sucked all the heat out of the can making the beer freeze solid. __________________

04-17-2006, 01:21 PM	#5
Racing Rice Project Combat Honda Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Highland,OH Age: 46 Posts: 7,985	Maybe there was an air leak in the cap which caused the cold air to enter the bottle and freeze the liquid more quickly.. Hahah... I don't have any fuckin idea.. Or... Maybe number 6 had less alcohol in it which caused it to freeze more quickly. Or... Maybe the freezer gods pissed ice cubes in number 6 causing it to freeze more quickly.. I think I'm done guessing for now. __________________ Racing Rice

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