Hot Chocolate

[ducati_paul]

I was in Oberon on Saturday and it was bloody cold, bloody windy and a steady drizzle was coming down anyway, I had a bit of a ride ahead of me (heading for Tuena) so I thought I better top up with with fuel, having done that I went in to pay and noticed they had cans of hot drinks for sale, I had seen them a couple of weeks earlier at the Northern Beaches Expo but didn't get one, with it being so cold I figured now was the time! They had the choice of Hot Chocolate, Mocha or Coffee, I took a Hot Chocolate which was $5 (I presume they all were) as it turns out I didn't use it over the weekend but just pulled it out of my bag as I was unpacking so thought I'd give it a go.
You peel the label off the bottom then give the centre of the can a good firm press and things start happening you gently shake the can for 20 seconds then stand it upright for 3 minutes (at the start a bit of steam comes out the bottom which is pretty cool ) then all you do is take off the plastic protector on the top and open the can .... A handy tip is not to stand beside the ironing board with your girlfriends white polar fleece top on it as it sprays a bit when you open it
anyway the end result was a delicious hot chocolate drink and a polarfleece top that I have now learned to handwash
I might have to find a place locally to get them and stick a couple in the cupboard, the great thing is you can have a Hot Chocolate ANYWHERE!

[Maddog]

Paul,
These things are a great idea
Try your local camping store..That's where we get em from

Every one's a winner....

[mike-s]

Workmate bought one the other day, saw one at the servo when i filled up my car this morning, but didn't buy it. It's certainly an interesting concept.

So how's that handwashing skill going? you up to speed to work in a vietnamese laundry yet?

[laidback]

Nifty idea...mini nuke in a can...

what's the shelf life like.

[vanrootn]

i had the coffee number once and to put it politely the drink was fucking horrible, nice concept though

[Possum]

Mmm camping... and liqueur coffee experiments

[Bogan]

Every one's a winner....

[mike-s]

I'm going to take a guess that the activator at the bottom is a (likely synthetic) epoxy resin plug with a super active pellet of hardener in there as that stuff can make a heap of heat when activated, and if its a extremely volatile reaction then it'll certainly get the thermal runaway needed to heat up a drink like that.

[StuMiller]

I wonder how they would go in a fire....?

[tim]

I'll give one a go first chance I get

[Hawksam]

Every one's a winner....

very good

[Dafuzz31]

Will keep an eye out for one of these,,,,,would hate to see the chemicals that are probably used hahah

[chimp]

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then all you do is take off the plastic protector on the top and open the can .... A handy tip is not to stand beside the ironing board with your girlfriends white polar fleece top on it as it sprays a bit when you open it
anyway the end result was a delicious hot chocolate drink and a polarfleece top that I have now learned to handwash

[/quote]

Hey Paul, why didya put a photo of the can up..I would pay$$$$$$ to see the one of the girlfriend's face when you killed her polar fleece

[ducati_paul]

Women eh! There's no pleasing them sometimes!

[photomike666]

Might have to acquire one for the snowy ride, thanks for the heads up