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c00lstuff.com — Wow. Now this is an idea that could pick-up: a mini fridge with a catapult on top and an automatic beer launcher. The cool part is that it's very small and incredibly accurate. Seriously, it's a gadget that I would buy!
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- praveenmarkandu, on 10/12/2007, -19/+85OMFG!! this so so ***** cool!
- hoppdawg, on 10/12/2007, -6/+30Engineering genius.
- arcooke, on 10/12/2007, -84/+5What's not "so ***** cool", is that this guy makes money every time someone watches this video. Because I'm broke, jealous, and drunk.. this gets buried. Don't like it? ***** you. :)
- Hydraulix, on 10/12/2007, -1/+204Man, a fridge that launches beer, and a perl script to order pizza. We live in a great age.
- Leg0z, on 10/12/2007, -13/+20A true American hero
- TheReport, on 10/12/2007, -2/+208What I'm worried about is actually being able to catch a beer after the first 6 beers instead of it smashing into my face and bouncing off of my head.
- washcapsfan37, on 10/12/2007, -5/+43Gotta love engineers. Here's my ideas for improvements:
1) Bottle support (no self-respecting beer comes in a can outside of Guinness)
2) Variable launch distances and locations that can be programmed into unit
3) Higher capacity "magazine" - may have to upgrade to a larger fridge
Ultimately I think this is more of a, "Look at this cool robot I built," rather than real product. Talk about lawsuits waiting to happen. Great ideas though, guys. - Hydraulix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+814) Having the fridge detect your location by a wristband instead of using a wireless remote.
- Zippo, on 10/12/2007, -3/+101This puts a whole new spin on Coors Light, the silver bullet.
- maffiou, on 10/12/2007, -3/+27Has to be on diggnation sometime soon !!
- burk3, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13@zippo
Yes, the silver bullet... of death - spickly, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5that's just amazing...
i wouldn't even care if the beer got shook up, as long as it ended up in my hand - NeoCortex, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9All hail the magic fridge!
(Now if only it could disappear into a wall) - wssharp, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15this is so Revenge of the Nerds
- Mist0r_Wiggles, on 10/12/2007, -10/+6i dont know about the rest of yall, but there is no way i'll be able to catch a flying beer when im drunk. I'll either get my face smashed in or something.
- daxsymbiont, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4lol being accurate is the funny part.
plonk. in the hole. - noahhoward, on 10/12/2007, -2/+135) Wii-mote integration?
- Cyberdactyl, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Let's have a beer-foam party ya'll ! ! !
- VipeNess, on 10/12/2007, -13/+3I bet the Mythbusters built it ;)
- Bokista, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4re: washcapsfan37 "1) Bottle support (no self-respecting beer comes in a can outside of Guinness)"
Actually, check out http://www.oskarblues.com/ to see some great beers in cans. Oskar Blues, based in Colorado, wanted to make craft beers that could be taken on camping trips and decided on cans because they are easily compacted when finish so that you don't leave them behind. Dale's Pale Ale is perhaps one of the best Pale Ales in the U.S. As is Old Chub, their Scottish Style Ale (how often can you find 8% ABV in a can?). - logotype702, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1it can be hidden behind panels, just have a hole at the launching point.
- gr3yg00s3, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0whoa. i just found this guy's website. www.beerlauncher.com. pretty god damn sweet.
- Ransomowris, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5something tells me those beers won't be so easy to catch after you've had a few
- fuelvolts, on 10/12/2007, -5/+13"What I'm worried about is actually being able to catch a beer after the first 6 beers instead of it smashing into my face and bouncing off of my head."
Only 6?........pussy - mobislink, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2The no look catch was the coolest part. If he changed the launch angle away from him and used a fishing net to catch the beers he can avoid the face smash and eliminate some of the acceleration forced on the beer to avoid beer foam.
- Haroshia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6When I first read it I thought "Bear launching fridge? Somebody's going to get mauled."
- TommySalami, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3this is up there with having a dog trained to get you beer from the fridge
- rasterbator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Just don't open the beer right away.
- rasterbator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3DAMN! I just installed rubber floors!!
- macmcrae, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I can only imagine how long it will be before some drunk redneck gets a concussion from this contraption and sues them out of business.
- Lokiavanger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Beer and a catapult, where can you go wrong?
- mudlite, on 10/12/2007, -5/+118This invention is what defines us as Americans today.
- ScrabbyDoo, on 10/12/2007, -18/+47fat gut and lazy?
- Methodius, on 10/12/2007, -4/+91beer and ingenuity.
- Bega, on 10/12/2007, -14/+3beer belly buddy, beer belly.
- dr0psy, on 10/12/2007, -5/+69@mudlite: go invent a book launching bookshelf and ill read a book.. but until then if a beer gets tossed at me im gonna drink it
- AReallyGoodName, on 10/12/2007, -2/+41A perfect example of how lazyness and ingenuity go hand in hand.
Think of the hardworking caveman happily carrying rocks all day vs the lazy caveman who instead tries to find someway to roll the rocks. The lazy one ends up creating the wheel, whilst the hardworking one gets left behind.
/Lazy and proud of it :D - MotionAesthetic, on 10/12/2007, -16/+4As they say, an athiest is someone who's too lazy to read the Bible.
- Zippo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Most of what we've invented has been to make life easier... hence the phrase "modern conveniences".
I don't know if this really could be considered a convenience, but it sure-as-hell would make a great addition to a party. - Gizza, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_consumption_by_country
Until you can make it into at least the top 10, I don't think that you can claim that anything beer related defines America.
- Flawed77, on 10/12/2007, -2/+27Now to learn how to catch...
- pixelate, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13this would go great with some rubber floors.
- logotype702, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2have a couch with a pocket to catch the can, you just pick it from there...
- naughtyboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'd rather use the female model. You know, the one where the beers are launched along with a semi automatic parachute.
- dynacrylic, on 10/12/2007, -6/+12Impressive!
I would be even more impressed if someone could make a frozen margarita launching fridge :)- BOSyooper, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I personally would have been more impressed if the beer opening was shown and it foamed up and burst all over the dookie.
- fiveonefive9, on 10/12/2007, -11/+7mother of god
- TheReport, on 10/12/2007, -11/+10Im still waiting for someone to invent the Beer IV drip, where beer will continually course through your veins at the push of the little red button that sends you into a blissful coma of Al Bundy goodness.
- Nudar, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4"Im still waiting for someone to invent the Beer IV drip, where beer will continually course through your veins at the push of the little red button that sends you into a blissful coma of Al Bundy goodness."
No need to digg the guy down. Some hospitals will give alcohol IV drips to patients who are at high risk for withdrawal symptoms from heavy alcohol usage. - lyphstylz, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Vodka is used for anti-freeze poisoning as well, but i don't think i would want beer to go directly into my veins. There's way too much junk in it other than alcohol.
- cawpin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Um, actually Vodka is a very pure alcohol, the good stuff anyway. That's why you don't get a handover.
- phatvolvo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1handover the vodka!
- nnnr, on 10/12/2007, -3/+48What about opening it once you get it? It is going to freaking explode and make a mess!
- RedLibertyX, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11That's true, but think about how freaking awesome that is!!
- subtle, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7No rain at the parade today.
- benguild, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3@nnnr
No, not if you open the can carefully. I dropped a 24 back the other day carrying it to my friends place, and none of the beers exploded all over the place...So yah, no rain on the parade today. And just look at how freaking cool it is!!!!!11111 - bigtomrodney, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3I'm thinking that no one outside of the USA finds it acceptable to have a beer thrown at you. Overfrothing beer is not a good thing. Respect the beer!
- DrGonzo1184, on 10/12/2007, -3/+43@bigtomrodney
What? American beer deserves respect?
Seriously, American beer is like making love in a canoe; it's ***** close to water. - PDubNYC, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14@DrGonzo
Yea, Sam Adams, Long Trail, Magic Hat, Pete's Wicked etc.. are so close to water. STFU. Ya sure, most of the the AB and Miller Products fit your description, but there is a whole world of American beers outside of those, maybe you should give them a try.
Although your canoe simile was quite funny. - jercraigs, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2"News: Wave of Fat Lazy Bums Receiving Beer Showers Linked to Fridge Invention"
- Grimdotdotdot, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2(American beer is like having sex in a canoe, not just 'a canoe'- get your ripped-off jokes right)
- Mirag3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2His 'canoe simile' was stolen from bash
http://bash.org/?284
- kahlessreborn, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1I so dig it
- antdude, on 10/12/2007, -14/+2Dupe? http://digg.com/videos/comedy/Robotic_Beer_Launching_Refrigerator (video)
- KvaZaR, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0is there anyone who tried that stuff already? I mean it's a good idea, but what about realization?
- whizzbang, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4I'd go talking to a beer company's marketing department about this, this would make a very cool beer ad!
- caterpillar69, on 10/12/2007, -9/+43inaccurate. Beer does not launch fridge.
"beer-launching fridge" perhaps?- moonbastic, on 10/12/2007, -13/+5Uh... "Beer launching fridge" can pretty much mean only one thing.
A fridge. That launches beer. - orientis, on 10/12/2007, -4/+30No, it could also mean a beer launching a fridge. But that doesn't mean caterpillar69 isn't a boring pedant.
- EnderTheThird, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Damn those ambiguous gerunds!
- adc86, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3--If you learned to speak Lojban, your communication would be completely unambiguous and logical
--Yeah, but it would all be with the kind of people who learn Lojban... - Murdats, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3good old xkcd :)
- kludwick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0In Soviet Russia, beer launches fridge!
- moonbastic, on 10/12/2007, -13/+5Uh... "Beer launching fridge" can pretty much mean only one thing.
- inf1ni, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1How much!?
- zephc, on 10/12/2007, -2/+33He deserves a Nobel Prize for this.
- chicken101, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11A nobel prize in beerology...
- Timmmm, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0And beeronomy...
- orientis, on 10/12/2007, -5/+37Buried for Miller Lite ;)
- noouch, on 10/12/2007, -1/+53Miller Lite deserves to be launched at the people who drink it. At high speeds.
- sudonim, on 10/12/2007, -2/+23I was gonna ask how shook up his beer is gonna be... but then again its Miller Lite. It'll taste terrible no matter what.
- ReyX, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Buried for Duke sucking.
- MilesLombardi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Maybe he just didn't want to waste good beer on launching across a room?
- vaga222, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Homepage of the beer launcher http://www.duke.edu/~jwc13/beerlauncher.html
- dr0psy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19actually this might "launch" a whole line of ______ launching ______..
dvd-launching dvd case
shirt-launching drawers
pizza-launching freezer
unsuspecting friend-launching couch
.. feel free to invent any of these im not going to..- adc86, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0Slow-motion-geezer-launching Chair:
http://www.1800wheelchair.com/asp/images/guides/lift-chair-left.jpg
The look on her face says it all. - caterpillar69, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1The shirt-launching drawer sounds interesting. If I had to wear a tie to work, I'm sure it would be hell to have to select the right one in the morning. Opening the drawer and having candidate ties pop up and down for my perusal would surely make the task a lot less onerous.
- k2thelew, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Invent me a fridge launching beer and ill be impressed.
- adc86, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0Slow-motion-geezer-launching Chair:
- Hosepi, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3What you don't see is this moron getting a foamy geyser of beer sprayed all over his dumb ass for shaking up the beer. Open that beer buddy open it!!!
- oblongmouth, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Thought it was going to suck, but i was pleasantly surprised - it would need modification for the UK market though, our beer cans are much bigger!
- meatmcguffin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+27Also, they actually contain beer.
- corvairkid, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1Come to Canada then. Our cans are pretty much the same as the US and our beer actually contains alcohol.
Still have to get up to ***** though. - moxfdg, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0compensate all you like.
- raptormn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5i dont think your beer would be all foamy. a simple few taps to the top of the can and you would be ready to consume some beer. the only thing i saw wrong with this was the ***** beer the guy had in there.
- gbarger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Actually, tapping the top of the can doesn't do anything but make you feel better. That is a myth. But it is usually followed by opening the can slowly and letting the pressure out which does make a difference. But...if tapping the top of the can makes you feel better, then go right ahead.
- sterni, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0wow... about time somebody actuallly came up with something innovative...
- boomerxl, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7yeah, cos there's never been anything innovative before this. In fact, let me congratulate you on the inaugural use of the word "innovative".
- migueljds, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3It's a bit noisy don't you think, but interesting nevertheless.
- Eallan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I would pay so much for that. I can think of so many times I've wanted one.
- goodbeershow, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7I had one that used young puppies instead of beer. Very accurate too most of the time.
- phenom2k7, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2Save all the hassle and just place the mini fridge next to where he's sitting. Or just get off your lazy ass.
- d3dm, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2You hit the nail on the head. What problem is this invention trying to solve? Is it because the Dukester couldn't put his mini fridge by the sofa where people actually congregate in the room?
If this thing attached to the fridge in the kitchen and managed to throw a beer into the living room to someone sitting on the sofa, then I'd be impressed. That would actually solve a problem, but to buy a mini fridge and place it across the room just so that it could heave a beer at you is, well, dumb.
I suppose if you're hell bent on mating gears with beers a more worthwhile effort would have that fridge built into a coffee-table in front of the sofa and have a cold beer rise up through the top of the table at the press of a button. That would be useful and your beer wouldn't be spewing when you opened it. - noahhoward, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I think this invention is for the hell of it, there isn't really a problem involved.... nerds.
- d3dm, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2You hit the nail on the head. What problem is this invention trying to solve? Is it because the Dukester couldn't put his mini fridge by the sofa where people actually congregate in the room?
- JMCQ, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Cool invention from a gadget perspective....sad indictment on where humanity is heading
- reiner15, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1what will beer drinking nerds come up with next?
- adc86, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33Isn't this what a girlfriend's for?
- tackle, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13I'm sorry, what is this "girlfriend" you speak of?
- quik22, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17@ above,
"girlfriend" is his nickname for his right palm. theyve been dating since he was 14.
- strickdd, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Now if they could just make it quieter...
- slapded, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2the sound that beer fridge made reminded me of the automatic dog food opener that doc brown made in back to the future. it opened kal-can.
- Solardog, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Yuck. The only place i'd launch cans of miller light is out the window. When you figure out a way to launch bottles let me know...
- gism82, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4I'm almost crying, that was so beautiful and awesome!
- wildlele, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1This video was ruined when the pale nerd at the end catches the beer.
- Arizona_Glover, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7All that trouble to drink Miller Light... No thanks.
- Dolomite, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Budweiser FTW!
- discochew, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Did anyone else notice how the beer misses every time on the accuracy test? They cut frame just as the can becomes visible and corrected it to go in the hole.
Delightfully impractical device, but false advertisment.- Dyer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Or not, that other "beer" you are seeing is commonly known as a "shadow".
- nevaseez, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2they must be american, drinkin' light beer...
- Squidly, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Be sure to hold the catapult delivered beer closely to your face when you open it.
Your refreshment will thereby be doubled. - CheeseheadDave, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Now... to get one of these set up in time for the NCAA tourney!
- Slipdisc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Got to remember though, very few digg users are even beyond puberty yet (or at least they act that way). So you might have to change it to a juice box launching fridge.
- RadicalPuppy4, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2I can't catch.
- DeFex, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2
If you took all the 10 second trips to the fridge in the next 25 years it might add up to the amount of time it took to make! of course it depends how many beers he drinks!
Also i did not see any actual beer in the video, just something called "miller" - whizkid, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Why is it that everyone feels the need to ***** on the choice of beer of the people who created the launcher? Who gives a *****? The point isn't what he was launching, the point was that it launches 12 oz. cans with repeatable accuracy. If he had been launching a Coke to himself, you would have said "he should have launched a beer, that would have been way cooler".
Why admit something is really cool and you that you wish you had the skills needed to craft something so great, when you can complain about some mundane detail instead?
Well done gents, you give the engineering field a good name.- supaphly42, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0yeah, too much time ragging on the choice of beer. i love to sit down to a nice pint of guinness or a local microbrew, but i have no problem slamming down the key lights during drinking games/at a party/whatever.
- chefsam, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10Anyone seen the movie "Idiocracy?" Anyone?
- UncleHenry, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4We are now one step closer to Butt *****
- GGzah, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11This product will never last in the US market. The first drunken idiot to crack his skull in would sue the creator out of business.
- Dolomite, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Great idea, but very dangerous.
- ryderstep, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4http://www.duke.edu/~jwc13/beerlauncher.html
Here's the guy's website, with his resume and everything. Just in case some engineering firm wants to hire him! - RHMac, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0I love that it's a guy from Duke. lol.
- quik22, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3where's the black stripper and the lacrosse team?
- swgc5, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1American beer = Buried
- NavySEAL6, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1thats sick
- humanseemer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3greatest invention ever.
- DrZibbs, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0That is amazing! Now if you'll excuse me I need to get back to my workshop to complete my couch toilet.
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