Comments on: Episode 29: Cooling a Six pack

By: nathan

nathan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:08:15 +0000

Lay 1 warm aluminum can of beer, lengthways onto a block of ice. Place the rubber chuck of a cordless drill onto the end of the can. Put medium pressure on the can with the rubber chuck and using a fast setting start Spinning the can on the ice for 1 minute. The can will melt a groove in the ice as it cools, so the next beer will have greater surface contact area with the ice and cool down even faster. If you don’t have a drill, use a two handed slap/spin technique to spin the can – 2 minutes and its icey cold.

By: CRoW

CRoW — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:04:10 +0000

where did the myth of cooling a buried object originate from???

By: felixnoir

felixnoir — Sun, 15 May 2011 14:17:27 +0000

I think Mythbusters should test where the interface is between ‘theorising’ and ‘waffling on about anything that comes into your head’.

Any human being of any period has experienced static electricity. Also, the Babylonians, who knew things like pi and could easily work in base 12, 14, 22 or whatever numbers you care to mention, weren’t necessarily American Hillbillies who believe in creationism and that Lighting Is Made By God.

By: Jonathan D

Jonathan D — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:32:10 +0000

The six pack cooling method will only work with making a wood fire on it not gasoline. The fire constantly burning up top while the cans are burried benieth, dunno how deep, does not cool the can itself. The rising heat lets coolness from within the ground rise up towards the surface. Creating a icy cold bed for the six pack to cool down in. Dunno how long it takes to precisely but my father in law states that the Koi-san or Bushmen people that live here in South Africa showed him the method while he was in the army on the country borders.

By: alex h

alex h — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:59:39 +0000

hey dudes i have decided i am going to do this as my science project does it have to be gasoline or can it be lighter fluid?

By: Tayla M

Tayla M — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:14:53 +0000

Also the Science Fair is in three days.:(

By: Tayla M

Tayla M — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:11:56 +0000

I trying to do a science project using Adam’s dry ice design but I can barely get info without the clip. Another thing is that my Dad and I had to alter almost the whole thing. Someone HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:41:09 +0000

Cooling a six pack. I think the guys do pretty well at trying a myth from all angles, however in this myth’s case they didn’t do anything. The myth did not say anything about putting the sand in a 10 gallon fish bowl. They said this was in Vietnam. I guess they assumed that everu soldier had fish which they dumped out and then cooled the bear in the bowl??? My simple retest would be to actually duplicate the myth. Dig a hole in the ground (sounds like a good idea to do this next to a cool river or ocean in the fall or winter, and repeat the myth test. My intuition tells me that the heat will pull the colder temperature of the ground through the beer cans and it might actually work. I’m assuming you don’t get ice cold beer but if it is warm I can see it getting colder. Redo the myth Mythbusters.

By: wheisker

wheisker — Wed, 26 May 2010 22:14:39 +0000

First id like to say love your show
and seccond i think reduceing the amount of dry ice in and around the copper coil could help
im doing a science experiment well trying.
my teach knows that im “borrowing” the idea
thanks adam, jamie.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:00:45 +0000

Saw a rerun of the show on New Year’s Day and my son is planning to test a can of soda in the coolers for his science fair project. Could you please email me the info on amounts of ice, salt, and water used in the coolers? I think it will be a great project to discuss freezing point lowering! Thanks for any help you can provide.