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his one's fun, easy, and best of all, can be done in your own kitchen (plus, you'll actually "fool" yourself). I'm not really sure how to use it to score a drink at the bar, but damn does it look cool.

The Setup:

Put a few unopened bottles of beer in your freezer for a couple of hours (side note: the visual effect will work best with clear beer bottles, like Corona). When it comes time to remove the beers, you may notice a couple of them have frozen and "exploded," but there should also be a few that are still in a liquid state. Carefully pick these up, set them on the table, and remove the bottle caps.

The Effect:

At this point, the trick does itself… just give the bottle a good tap on the side of the counter, and as the bubbles start to form, the entire beer will instantly freeze, eventually pushing the ever-expanding ice out the mouth of the bottle.

Why does this work? In a word: supercooling. From Wikipedia:

Watch the 40 second  video here>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0fURJg-K0A

>>http://chemistry.about.com/od/ediblescienceprojects/a/Instant-Slushy-How-to.htm

Ducky

One of those things that we all need to know! lol