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Putting Coke in Freezer to cool faster?
Somehow I seem to attract people who love to argue over whether a soda can will in fact get cold quicker if you put it into the freezer instead of the fridge. After having just listened to two of my friends basically scream at each other for almost an hour and not come up with a more nuanced argument than "it does" " it doesn't" I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some science to shut them up.
I'm familliar with google, I did several searches and found nothing of note. |
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Re: Putting Coke in Freezer to cool faster?
it's colder in the freezer, therefore the heat in the coke gets drawn out faster, and the coke cools faster.
maybe? |
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Re: Putting Coke in Freezer to cool faster?
are your friends "special"?
OF COURSE it will get faster in the freezer, tell them to look up heat transfer etc. |
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Re: Putting Coke in Freezer to cool faster?
ummmm...a freezer is colder than a fridge. things get colder faster in cooler environs?
i guess i'm missing something. |
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Re: Putting Coke in Freezer to cool faster?
A freezer is colder than a fridge, therefore it will cool its objects faster.
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Re: Putting Coke in Freezer to cool faster?
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Somehow I seem to attract people who love to argue over whether a soda can will in fact get cold quicker if you put it into the freezer instead of the fridge. After having just listened to two of my friends basically scream at each other for almost an hour and not come up with a more nuanced argument than "it does" " it doesn't" I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some science to shut them up. I'm familliar with google, I did several searches and found nothing of note. [/ QUOTE ] you have some dumb friends. do a science experiment and find out for yourself. Have your friends bet large sums of money on it. (make sure and put your money on the freezer). |
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Re: Putting Coke in Freezer to cool faster?
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[ QUOTE ] Somehow I seem to attract people who love to argue over whether a soda can will in fact get cold quicker if you put it into the freezer instead of the fridge. After having just listened to two of my friends basically scream at each other for almost an hour and not come up with a more nuanced argument than "it does" " it doesn't" I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some science to shut them up. I'm familliar with google, I did several searches and found nothing of note. [/ QUOTE ] you have some dumb friends. do a science experiment and find out for yourself. Have your friends bet large sums of money on it. (make sure and put your money on the freezer). [/ QUOTE ] At this point I propably draw myself out of betting. There is always some catch and it's -EV to bet for the obvious choice... I believe the freezer is the right choice, but you never know.... |
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Re: Putting Coke in Freezer to cool faster?
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I believe the freezer is the right choice, but you never know.... [/ QUOTE ] Sometimes you do know. |
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Re: Putting Coke in Freezer to cool faster?
This clearly belongs in the Trainwreck.
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Re: Putting Coke in Freezer to cool faster?
Its not a question of "is the fridge faster", its "is the freezer noticeably quicker". Since the differance in temperature is around like 17 degrees, it has been argued (normally by the smarter of the two people arguing which is what threw me initially) that the differance is negligable. It has also been claimed ( and i have no idea the truth to this) that the aluminum can limits the speed at which heat can be drawn out, meaning unless the temperature differential was much greater, there would be no differance. As people apparently aren't convinced by "its colder, duh" i was hoping someone knew a more scientiffic/detailed explanation.
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