Comments on: Rob Cockerham's quest for a solid ice beer tray http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 18:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: erratic http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876566 erratic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876566 <snobbery> or just buy quality beer that doesn't need to be ice cold to mask the poor taste? </snobbery> but, seriously, that's some fun tinkering. <snobbery>
or just buy quality beer that doesn’t need to be ice cold to mask the poor taste?
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but, seriously, that’s some fun tinkering.

]]> By: seanboing http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876313 seanboing Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876313 Rob Cockerham, you are awesome! Rob Cockerham, you are awesome!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-877088 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877088 paulatz - yes, but the intervening layer of melted ice should stay at the freezing point as long as there is sufficient ice, transfering heat efficiently. paulatz – yes, but the intervening layer of melted ice should stay at the freezing point as long as there is sufficient ice, transfering heat efficiently.

]]> By: erratic http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876591 erratic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876591 awww, the comment system edited out my novelty HTML tags "snobery" and "/snobery" above :( awww, the comment system edited out my novelty HTML tags “snobery” and “/snobery” above :(

]]> By: Itsumishi http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876593 Itsumishi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876593 The water outside would still expand, crushing and locking the can or breaking the bottle. The water outside would still expand, crushing and locking the can or breaking the bottle.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876605 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876605 If you use html, you get html. If you use html, you get html.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-916036 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-916036 Wow, so much work for something that is simple. 1. put an inch or so of water in the bottom of the tray. 2. freeze it. 3. Take unopened cans or cans filled with bbs, dirt, marbles(whatever floats your boat) 4. Spray outside of cans with cooking spray. 5. Put the cans in the tray. 6. Fill with water. 7. freeze. 8. remove cans and you are done. Wow, so much work for something that is simple.

1. put an inch or so of water in the bottom of the tray.
2. freeze it.
3. Take unopened cans or cans filled with bbs, dirt, marbles(whatever floats your boat)
4. Spray outside of cans with cooking spray.
5. Put the cans in the tray.
6. Fill with water.
7. freeze.
8. remove cans and you are done.

]]> By: beejamin http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876613 beejamin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876613 I thought of pykrete, too! I bet shredded newspaper would work as a reinforcing/insulating agent, too... I thought of pykrete, too! I bet shredded newspaper would work as a reinforcing/insulating agent, too…

]]> By: graywh http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-877126 graywh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877126 What, no handle? What, no handle?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876360 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876360 I really want to try this, but where I live the time for ice cold outdoor beer is pretty much over. Here's hoping that I will remember bookmark or procedure come next summer. I really want to try this, but where I live the time for ice cold outdoor beer is pretty much over. Here’s hoping that I will remember bookmark or procedure come next summer.

]]> By: foxtails http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876361 foxtails Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876361 Wouldn't it be simpler to find some slightly-tapered plastic cups about the same size as a 12-oz beverage can, and crazy-glue them to the lid of the container to make a mold? A hole in the lid would make it easy to fill. Wouldn’t it be simpler to find some slightly-tapered plastic cups about the same size as a 12-oz beverage can, and crazy-glue them to the lid of the container to make a mold? A hole in the lid would make it easy to fill.

]]> By: Flashman http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876367 Flashman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876367 That's excellent, great idea! I can't believe Martha Stewart didn't want to use it. That’s excellent, great idea!
I can’t believe Martha Stewart didn’t want to use it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876381 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876381 Now, make it out of Pykrete. Now, make it out of Pykrete.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876897 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876897 Why not just take the top off some cans, pack them with dry sand and wait for the ice to freeze. When it does, it's no problem to tip the sand out, pour some hot water into the cans and have your container ready about a minute after taking it out of the freezer. Why not just take the top off some cans, pack them with dry sand and wait for the ice to freeze. When it does, it’s no problem to tip the sand out, pour some hot water into the cans and have your container ready about a minute after taking it out of the freezer.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876899 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876899 If the block is going to be floating in the pool, I'd also consider making the first layer of ice a fair bit deeper. If the block is going to be floating in the pool, I’d also consider making the first layer of ice a fair bit deeper.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876424 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876424 Or you can drill holes in a block of ice: http://www.mcmaster.com/#drill-bits-for-wood For cans, buy the 2 1/2 inch, plonk it on a drill press, and you have a tray making machine (plus shaved ice!) Or save a few bucks and get the adjustable one. Good for cans and bottles. Or you can drill holes in a block of ice:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#drill-bits-for-wood

For cans, buy the 2 1/2 inch, plonk it on a drill press, and you have a tray making machine (plus shaved ice!)

Or save a few bucks and get the adjustable one. Good for cans and bottles.

]]> By: El Mariachi http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876684 El Mariachi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876684 Wouldn't an ice water bath transfer heat from the can more efficiently? Plus it's refillable once it gets too melty. Wouldn’t an ice water bath transfer heat from the can more efficiently? Plus it’s refillable once it gets too melty.

]]> By: hershmire http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876685 hershmire Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876685 Alcohol is exactly what I thought. Needs a bit of a chemistry re-intro, methinks. Alcohol is exactly what I thought. Needs a bit of a chemistry re-intro, methinks.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876690 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876690 <blockquote>where I live the time for ice cold outdoor beer is pretty much over</blockquote> Where I live, the season for going outdoors hasn't even started yet. It was 113° today.

where I live the time for ice cold outdoor beer is pretty much over

Where I live, the season for going outdoors hasn’t even started yet. It was 113° today.

]]> By: Powell http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876946 Powell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876946 I salute this man! I salute this man!

]]> By: taghag http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876696 taghag Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876696 great home practical engineering project! the end result is much nicer than i expected. i also like the self-awareness in his writing style. great home practical engineering project! the end result is much nicer than i expected. i also like the self-awareness in his writing style.

]]> By: paulatz http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876698 paulatz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876698 AS much as I like the project, this is not the best way to cool down some beers: the usual semi-melted ice "granita" has the advantage of always being in contact with the can, for optimal heat transfer. Those holes, instead, will become larger when they start to melt dramatically reducing the contact area (down to a single vertical line of tangency, in the ideal case). AS much as I like the project, this is not the best way to cool down some beers: the usual semi-melted ice “granita” has the advantage of always being in contact with the can, for optimal heat transfer. Those holes, instead, will become larger when they start to melt dramatically reducing the contact area (down to a single vertical line of tangency, in the ideal case).

]]> By: jason http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876505 jason Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876505 Why couldn't you just fill the cans with a mixture of water and alcohol - say, half-way? The alcohol would lower the freezing point of the water inside, so it would stay liquid and not expand. I normally love Rob's investigations, but this just seems like bad process - maybe i've come to expect more from him. Why couldn’t you just fill the cans with a mixture of water and alcohol – say, half-way? The alcohol would lower the freezing point of the water inside, so it would stay liquid and not expand.

I normally love Rob’s investigations, but this just seems like bad process – maybe i’ve come to expect more from him.

]]> By: imag http://boingboing.net/2010/09/02/rob-cockerhams-quest.html#comment-876791 imag Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-876791 Great project! Loved the read. Paulatz: you get the No S.S. award for the day. Great project! Loved the read.

Paulatz: you get the No S.S. award for the day.

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