Use liquid nitrogen to make awesome frozen party drinks. Liquid nitrogen is cold enough to freeze alcohol, allowing really fun frozen-slushy-like cocktails.
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Ethanol, the alcohol in cocktails, freezes at -114 C. High-quality freezers are typically set at -18 C, so putting a drink in the freezer or adding water-ice will not freeze the alcohol. Even dry ice, at -79 C will still leave the alcohol a liquid. So, if you really want to freeze the alcohol solid, liquid nitrogen is the best choice. Liquid nitrogen (LN2) boils at -196 C (77 K), and when thoroughly mixed into a drink, will freeze the drink, and boil away leaving nothing behind but frozen yumminess.
Geek note: Most drinks are not 200 proof - so the water-alcohol mixtures freeze at a higher temperature than pure alcohol. Still, it's pretty darn cold.
Geek note: Most drinks are not 200 proof - so the water-alcohol mixtures freeze at a higher temperature than pure alcohol. Still, it's pretty darn cold.
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Enough said - this can be dangerous if something goes wrong - presumably some of the nitrogen didn't evaporate (just a guess) before being consumed?
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"I've always gotten my LN2 from a university, or by masquerading as a "remote outpost" of a university to that university's supplier. "
Liquid nitrogen is not (oddly enough) some kind of illegal pharmaceutical. For all you people asking where you get the stuff, look in your local phone directory for companies that supply industrial gases. I called a company in my area last summer to ask about buying liquid nitrogen for making ice cream. I didn't have to pretend I was a university or a research lab, and I didn't need a special license. I would need a dewar; they told me I needed to supply my own container for the LN2, and no, they wouldn't sell it to me if I just showed up with a drinking thermos.
That's it. Not hard to find or buy.
this was sold as a kit by the gas company for $1000. once you had that, they would sell you as much ln2 as you could drink.
(ps. no, don't drink it.... I'm appalled i even have to say it for those few who might)
Is it safer when frozen than almost frozen?
It's a fact.
the whole prospect of this idea is good, but with my experiences with drunken adults, super cold substances + impaired judgment= disaster for most .
but I like the whole smoothie for kids thing, do you know were i can get liquid nitrogen?
I don't care what they say - puns are funny :)