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Thermos
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Gotta get one of these in the shop...

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This is pretty amazing - somebody put an engineering education to good use.

http://www.duke.edu/~jwc13/beerlauncher.html

Check out the video too!

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Saw that on TV!

Pretty clever, huh?

I don't drink beer that comes out of a can, though.

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Naaah, thats what I have the wife for ;) :evil:

Im sure Ill pay for that one at some point.
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What a great idea...but, Miller Lite??? :notcool:
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Wonder if he can convince a beer company to use it in a tv commercial, somehow I get the feeling it would get some laughs and attention :) .
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Spike wrote:Naaah, thats what I have the wife for ;)
Pretty gutsy move, Mav!

:P

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Even Leno make a joke about it last night on the Tonight Show.
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Thermos wrote: Pretty gutsy move, Mav!
Obviously she hasn't seen it it yet :mrgreen:
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