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Was watching the Discovery Channel and caught a funny Mythbusters episode. In case your not familiar with the show, click here to get the idea http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/about/about.html

Myth: Bury a six pack of beer in sand, then pour a quart of gas over it and light the gas. After a while, the beer will be cold enough to drink.

Summary: Jamie and Adam, eager to do another myth that requires them to drink on the job, obtain some beer and test its temperature for reference. They fill a fish tank about two-thirds of the way with sand, then bury the beer into the sand. After pouring 1 qt. of gas over the area where they buried the beer, they light the gasoline. The sand surrounding the beer becomes slightly cooler, but the beer itself is warmer. The myth’s already BUSTED, but it begs the question: how can you quickly cool a six pack?

Jamie and Adam decide to benchmark the conventional methods of cooling a beer (cooler with ice, fridge, freezer, fire ex.) to see how long they take to cool to about 35°F. They test the room temperature beer to get a reference point, 62.9°F. Then they set up three coolers, one with ice, one with ice water, and one with ice salt water. They also place some beer in the freezer and some in the refrigerator; they plan to test every five minutes to see if it’s at drinkable temperature. They also place a six-pack in a bucket and spray it with a fire extinguisher. After three minutes, the beer is at the ideal temperature. At five minutes, the beer in the ice and salt water is done, the fastest of the conventional methods. Ice water is next with fifteen, and the freezer is done at 25. Just ice takes half an hour, but the fridge…well... let’s just say it’s not your best bet. What blew my mind about this episode was what was the faster. Ice and water with salt added! Unreal! So, next time you load up your cooler, put some salt in with your ice cause According to Myth Busters, if you use a cooler half filled with water, ice, and table salt (the key ingredient) within five minutes the six pack will down to 35.9 degrees! :) Cool!