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The way around that is to add something like a sleeping bag and
simulate what happens when someone falls into near freezing water and
thrashes around causing hypothermia before drowing. I had a
prospectus a year back from a company that had developed a "self
cooling" pop can which had an insert which once the can was opened
would spontaneously remove heat from the contents. They had spent 7
million to date and wanted to raise money for marketing.<br>
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Published: <b>05/05/2001</b> Author: <b>Miami.com Staff</b><br>
Posted on <b>05/06/2001 18:18:23 PDT</b> by <a
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<p><!--being text-->BRADENTON, Fla. -- (AP) -- How about a cold beer on
demand without lugging an ice chest or waiting in line? Simply twist
the can and it chills.
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<p>A Florida company developed the technology and teamed with a leading
global can maker to produce a can that can drop the temperature of its
contents at least 30 degrees Fahrenheit in three minutes.
</p>
<p>The ``I.C. Can'' resembles an aluminum can and works on vacuum heat
pump technology, much like a refrigerator. The desiccant in the vacuum
draws heat from the beverage through an evaporator into an insulated
heat container attached at the bottom of the can.
</p>
<p>There is a water and gel mix in the small cylinder. The two bind and
cool by sucking out the heat, like evaporation.
</p>
<p>``We're not creating cold, we're just removing heat,'' said Barney
Guarino, president and CEO of Tempra Technology, a small private
company which has worked on thermal technology since 1991.
</p>
<p>Tempra, located in Bradenton south of Tampa, partnered with
packaging giant Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. of Philadelphia to
develop and mass produce the can.
</p>
<p>``It is quite exciting and interesting. I think everyone agrees
there is marketing opportunity for on-the-go consumers -- hiking,
boating, fishing,'' said Dan Abramowicz, a Crown executive vice
president.
</p>
<p>``If market trials go well and there is strong interest by
customers, it probably would take us 18 months to have a fully
commercial line capable of producing millions of containers,''
Abramowicz said. Guarino says the company is negotiating with a
European beer maker and some soft drink companies.
</p>
<p>He estimates a 16-ounce can with 11 fluid ounces would sell for
about $1.50. The self-contained can contains no gases or chemicals and
is nontoxic and recyclable. A quick twist of the can breaks the seal,
triggering the chilling process. The unit will continue to pump out
heat until there is no more heat to remove. Then it will just remain
idle. On a hot day, the liquid is expected to stay cold about 25
minutes. It won't go below freezing.
</p>
<p>``Crown is one of the best and most highly regarded packaging
companies in the industry and its involvement will certainly get a
hearing from the beverage companies,'' said John Sicher, publisher of
Beverage Digest, a trade publication based in Bedford, N.Y. But Sicher
envisions only ``modest potential'' for the product, saying it will
sell at a premium price and probably have limited appeal because of the
accessibility of cold beverages from vending machines and convenience
stores.
</p>
<p>However, Tom Bachmann, publisher of Chicago-based Beverage Industry,
said the product will at first be popular with boaters and campers.
``But as the cans gains acceptance there could be a real benefit to
Third World countries and countries where there is a lack of
refrigeration,'' he said.
</p>
<p>In the United States, Bachmann predicts ``self-chill'' beer and soda
cans on the market by next summer with the technology then extending to
juices, sport and energy drinks and water. But the Coca-Cola Co. is
somewhat cool to the concept. Robert Baskin, company spokesman in
Atlanta, said the soft drink giant has been looking at the technology
for years.
</p>
<p>Coca-Cola sells 17 billion cases of its products a year, Baskin
said. The company has 16 million retail outlets globally and more than
2 million vending machines in the U.S. and Japan that dispense chilled
Coca-Cola drinks. ``The issue becomes 'Can a package be commercialized
at an affordable price?'' Baskin said. ``It isn't commercialized yet.''
</p>
<p>In late April, Tempra made its first public demonstration of ``I.C.
Can'' in Denver at Cannex 2001, the packaging industry's forum for can
manufacturers and suppliers. Guarino said it took a third-place award
for creative or innovative technology. He was optimistic that its
popularity will grow.
</p>
<p>``With ``I.C. Can'' it will be a home run or it's not going to go at
all,'' Guarino said. ``Thermal technology has unlimited applications.
It's limited only by the imagination.''</p>
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Hara Ra wrote:<br>
<blockquote
cite="mid6.0.3.0.1.20041213193455.029140f0@pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com"
type="cite">I have the original article, appeared in OMNI magazine.
Without
circulatory access, there is no way to cool the brain rapidly enough.
Conduction through the skull is not nearly fast enough. A major
limitation is that if you use a really cold gas, you freeze the outer
flesh. I'd have to look it up, but I believe there were fluids
introduced
through the carotids and jugulars. Cannulation of these is
<i><u>incredibly</u></i> difficult, so such a device needs a skilled
operator. If it were available and worked, we would surely use
it!<br>
<br>
At 10:30 AM 12/13/2004, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" class="cite" cite=""><font face="arial"
size="2">"By
the way I saw a story on a sat feed about 20 years ago of a CO2 cooled
helmet to rapidly cool the brain<br>
to beat the 4 minute factor from body temp to 32."<br>
</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size="2">Couldn;t this be a handy household
device to
have around for people who live in rural areas? It can take qute some
time for an ambulance to respond to a heart attack or similar problem
in
such a situation. </font></blockquote>
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