Watch this bottle of Coke instantly freeze in under a minute

[yuiyoshida]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12503555

[nuxvomica]

1. I do this with water bottles in the winter

I put an unopened bottle in my car overnight when the temp is well below freezing. It remains liquid until I open it in the morning and it turns to slush. If the bottle had been previously opened, it freezes solid instead.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. English as a second-language (even for native English speakers): Instant is not "a minute".

Freezing in some significant number of seconds "under a minute" is not "instantly".

No I did not watch the video.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. .

synonyms: immediate, instantaneous, on-the-spot, prompt, swift, speedy, rapid, quick, express, lightning; More


"Instant" is often used when rapid or quick is implied.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. NONE of those meanings equate to a slow number of seconds

If rapid or quick is meant then one of those should be employed, not instant.

So many people try to over-sell stuff.

[thesquanderer]

8. Don't buy any instant pudding. You will be disappointed.

Or, if you're old enough, a Polaroid "instant" camera.

You're using "instant" in absolute terms, but in common usage, instant has an additional meaning which is relative rather than absolute.

[passiveporcupine]

9. I bet you're fun at parties

It doesn't just say freeze instantly, it says instantly, in under a minute...so it's pretty much extending the time frame beyond a second or two.

[left-of-center2012]

5. Some people get it.

Some people won't.