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The Freezing Point of Soda

April 30, 2007 by Greg 

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At what temperature does a can of soda freeze?  I found myself pondering this question Friday afternoon as I sat at my desk, heavily sedated from lunch and trying to perk up with a caffienated can of sugar water.  The pop machine I bought the can from boasted a blistery temperature of 30 F.  As I sipped my beverage I thought, shouldn’t this be frozen?
Apparently not.

And apparently Coca Cola has already answered this question.

We do not monitor the exact freezing temperatures of each of our products. However, our diet products freeze at a temperature similar to water, 32 degrees. Coca-Cola classic freezes at a slightly lower temperature, about 30 degrees. The pressure in an unopened bottle or can will cause the freezing point to be even lower. All diet beverages will freeze before their sugar counterparts. Sugars lower the freezing point of liquids. This means that the temperature must get lower than the normal freezing point of water before it freezes.

The more you know.

But why the hell did they title that page hank conversation?

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7 Responses to “The Freezing Point of Soda”

  1. cash on May 1st, 2007 5:55 am

    The world may never know. Contact Coke PR and get to the bottom of this!

  2. goat on May 1st, 2007 12:48 pm

    the only thing i keep thinking of is that old prank about freezing a can of shaving cream, cut open the container and let the contents thaw out in the room of the victim. expando-mess

  3. Greg on May 1st, 2007 2:09 pm

    generally i avoid puncturing things made with compressed air…

  4. cash on May 1st, 2007 7:14 pm

    hahaha. goat; favorite quote all day: “expando-mess”

  5. bob on May 31st, 2007 9:24 am

    THIS IS THE WORST WEBSITE EVER!!!!

  6. crash on November 18th, 2007 12:36 pm

    wow totally not fun

  7. SK8ER GURL on December 9th, 2007 5:30 pm

    WHAT KIND OF WEBSITE IS THIS?

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