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Old 04-01-2006, 06:28 AM   #1
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My orange soda is frozen solid
Okay well everyone knows if you want a soda cold you have to put it in the freezer for an hour or the fridge for four. Ice cubes simply will not do--they dilute the taste, after all.

So, thinking ahead, my dad bought me one can of orange soda and put it in the freezer. At six. I took it out of the freezer ten minutes ago to find a cylindrical orange ice cube. I could peel the aluminum off and eat it like a very hard popsicle. I am not going to do that because it would give me tetanus. But that is how solid it is.

So I ran it under hot water and burned my hands. It is almost entirely frozen.

Now granted, I asked him two hours ago if the soda was still in the freezer and I didn't listen to his answer. But you'd think he would alert me to this sort of thing, honestly!

Does anyone have any soda-thawing ideas? Any schemes are appreciated.
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Old 04-01-2006, 07:52 AM   #2
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My dad left his Sprite in the freezer once. Burst open. Not a pretty picture.

I'm afraid I have no thawing methods that will save your soda. No matter what you try, it's gonna be flat.
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Old 04-01-2006, 07:55 AM   #3
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you should sue both the soda and freezer manufacturers. there's nothing on the can about it turning from a liquid to a solid. this is an outrage.

they'll settle out of court in the six-figures just to keep this type of thing out of the news. trust me.
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thaw it and add another soda! Cure all...
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You could sit on it. Like an egg. It may not thaw all that well, but the freezer burn in your groin should erase any thought of your carbonated beverage inconvenience. I always like trading one problem for another. Keeps me on my toes.
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your advocation of sub-par refreshment over lucrative litigation is disappointing.
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But she's thirsty NOW, Haskins.
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Dehydration trumps cold, hard cash everytime. You can't spend dessicated skin cells, arid eyeballs and shriveled kidneys.

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First, get a giant glass. Then take a can opener, and cut open the frozen soda. Plop the frozen soda into the large glass. Next get a not so cold soda. Pour that over the frozen soda and there you go. You have a nice cold soda that won't get diluted.


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Okay well everyone knows if you want a soda cold you have to put it in the freezer for an hour or the fridge for four. Ice cubes simply will not do--they dilute the taste, after all.

So, thinking ahead, my dad bought me one can of orange soda and put it in the freezer. At six. I took it out of the freezer ten minutes ago to find a cylindrical orange ice cube. I could peel the aluminum off and eat it like a very hard popsicle. I am not going to do that because it would give me tetanus. But that is how solid it is.

So I ran it under hot water and burned my hands. It is almost entirely frozen.

Now granted, I asked him two hours ago if the soda was still in the freezer and I didn't listen to his answer. But you'd think he would alert me to this sort of thing, honestly!


Does anyone have any soda-thawing ideas? Any schemes are appreciated.
Haven't got a clue. But let me add here that my milk always freezes. My hubby turns up the fridge high. Arrgh!! I hate milk with ice particles in it.
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Of course, thirty minutes after posting this I find out that he bought an entire case of orange soda :|

So I put the frozen one in the fridge. If it's not liquid by the time I wake up, I'm suing. Since that seems like the most logical course of action.

Hey, if I lose the suit, I'm blaming the lawyer.
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