The power of insulation!

[fustercluck]

Got a fancy new water bottle the other day. Double wall, vacuum seal. Maybe more thermos than Water bottle. Was only $18. I went to work bout 8 am, filled it up with water and some ice cubes. Sipped it throughout the day and it remained ice cold. I left it out all day on the kitchen table and forgot about it.

Then at midnight, I went to have a drink of water and that motherfucker still had some of the ice I put in there 16 hours ago, and was still super cold. I was amazed. The ice in my previous cheapo water bottle was completely melted after about an hour.

And that is my tale of Insulation!

 

[Phoenix86]

You just can't post this w/o linking us the damned bottle. You just can't.

Also, was it 40 degrees in your house? :hmm:

 

[Puppies04]

NEWS FLASH.

Thermos flask works as advertised.

That is all.

 

[DesiPower]

Got a fancy new water bottle the other day. Double wall, vacuum seal. Maybe more thermos than Water bottle. Was only $18. I went to work bout 8 am, filled it up with water and some ice cubes. Sipped it throughout the day and it remained ice cold. I left it out all day on the kitchen table and forgot about it.

Then at midnight, I went to have a drink of water and that motherfucker still had some of the ice I put in there 16 hours ago, and was still super cold. I was amazed. The ice in my previous cheapo water bottle was completely melted after about an hour.

And that is my tale of Insulation!

If it was water and "some ice cubes" I wounder why all the ice didn't melt unless the water was also close to freezing temperature. Even if the water was at 45 - 50 degrees, regular refrigerator temperature, it should have melted the ice after 16 hours. Either there was a lot of ice and little water or OP is exaggerating

 

[SphinxnihpS]

 

[Phoenix86]

If it was water and "some ice cubes" I wounder why all the ice didn't melt unless the water was also close to freezing temperature. Even if the water was at 45 - 50 degrees, regular refrigerator temperature, it should have melted the ice after 16 hours. Either there was a lot of ice and little water or OP is exaggerating

Wow, just wow.

 

[RagingBITCH]

So what you are saying is that you are dehydrated/don't drink enough water if you can't finish one bottle through the day? Nice.

 

[crashtestdummy]

Got a fancy new water bottle the other day. Double wall, vacuum seal. Maybe more thermos than Water bottle. Was only $18. I went to work bout 8 am, filled it up with water and some ice cubes. Sipped it throughout the day and it remained ice cold. I left it out all day on the kitchen table and forgot about it.

Then at midnight, I went to have a drink of water and that motherfucker still had some of the ice I put in there 16 hours ago, and was still super cold. I was amazed. The ice in my previous cheapo water bottle was completely melted after about an hour.

And that is my tale of Insulation!

Yes, they're awesome. I have one that I take on winter hikes. I'll put some hot tea or cocoa in there, and it'll still be hot when we get to the top. Nothing like hot cocoa above treeline in the winter!

 

[UglyCasanova]

Neat. $18 sounds expensive but I guess if it works as you say I could see where it would be worth it.

 

[BladeVenom]

Baked Alaska

 

[Printer Bandit]

link to water bottle?

 

[crashtestdummy]

link to water bottle?

I have the 0.6L version of this (which they don't seem to make anymore).

 

[Aharami]

Got a fancy new water bottle the other day. Double wall, vacuum seal. Maybe more thermos than Water bottle. Was only $18. I went to work bout 8 am, filled it up with water and some ice cubes. Sipped it throughout the day and it remained ice cold. I left it out all day on the kitchen table and forgot about it.

Then at midnight, I went to have a drink of water and that motherfucker still had some of the ice I put in there 16 hours ago, and was still super cold. I was amazed. The ice in my previous cheapo water bottle was completely melted after about an hour.

And that is my tale of Insulation!

i believe it! because I used to have one of those insulated stainless steel bottles (wife lost the damn thing!!) and one time I filled it with water + ice and left it in the car through a whole summer day. I was extremely surpised to see remnants of ice still floating around after sitting in a 100+ F car for over 12 hrs!

 

[thestrangebrew1]

I need to get one of these. I drink alot of water throughout the day and have a Brita pitcher that I filter at least 2x a day.

 

[fustercluck]

It's the 17oz double wall bottles here (2nd one): http://www.newwaveenviro.com/products/stainless-steel

TOP NOTCH!

It was mostly inside during the day with room temp about 73f degrees. Yay for insulation! Will see how it works in the summer when it's over a hundo.

 

[Lash444]

Wow, just wow.

Clearly you put more than an alternators worth in there.

 

[Puppies04]

Well I put 2 cups of coffee and an ice cream in mine and it didn't work at all!

 

[DesiPower]

Wow, just wow.

what? it's just a skeptical analysis of the situation. OP boasts about his ice not melting after 16 hours and I find it hard to believe.

 

[PowerYoga]

insulations, how do they works?

 

[eldorado99]

what? it's just a skeptical analysis of the situation. OP boasts about his ice not melting after 16 hours and I find it hard to believe.

Yeah, you better make sure no one boasts about the capabilities of their water bottle ever again!

 

[LTC8K6]

Thermos bottles have only been used by the public since 1904 or so, and by scientists since 1892 or so, so yeah, they are pretty new and fancy...

 

[uclaLabrat]

If it was water and "some ice cubes" I wounder why all the ice didn't melt unless the water was also close to freezing temperature. Even if the water was at 45 - 50 degrees, regular refrigerator temperature, it should have melted the ice after 16 hours. Either there was a lot of ice and little water or OP is exaggerating

Hess' Law and the fact that it requires 50x more energy to melt one mL of ice than it does to raise the temp of 1 mL water by one degree.
Edit: Whoops. More like 80 times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthalpy_of_fusion

 

[Rubycon]

A real Thermos is neat - until you drop it!

POW! Ever wonder why it goes off with a bang?

I did way back in the 60s. Gotta love science.

Dewars today can be made rugged out of stainless steel with efficiency that's pretty decent.

Still something neat about picking up a light, frail flask with liquid nitrogen, and your hands aren't frozen like bolts in Vostok!

Go ahead and freeze a Hebrew National wiener once, dropping it on the floor is like dropping a very expensive ruby rod out of the 694 source.

Oh and if you cannot source LN2 easily dry ice pellets and straight acetone will get you cold enough to freeze your meat hard. Just use with plenty of ventilation and far away from open flames!

 

[dr150]

Thermos bottles have only been used by the public since 1904 or so, and by scientists since 1892 or so, so yeah, they are pretty new and fancy...

I use these for coffee or cold beverages. Keeps everything as is for most of the day. :thumbsup:

http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainl...thermos+coffee

 

[klinc]

A real Thermos is neat - until you drop it!

POW! Ever wonder why it goes off with a bang?

I did way back in the 60s. Gotta love science.

Dewars today can be made rugged out of stainless steel with efficiency that's pretty decent.

Still something neat about picking up a light, frail flask with liquid nitrogen, and your hands aren't frozen like bolts in Vostok!

Go ahead and freeze a Hebrew National wiener once, dropping it on the floor is like dropping a very expensive ruby rod out of the 694 source.

Oh and if you cannot source LN2 easily dry ice pellets and straight acetone will get you cold enough to freeze your meat hard. Just use with plenty of ventilation and far away from open flames!

Flexibility is linked to the freedom of motion of atoms and molecules.

Some dry ice pellets and 99% isopropyl alcohol. Boom home made LN2