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Nitrogen cocktail iced after woman is hospitalized in Miami
Toronto Sun ^ | May 16, 2014 | ZACHARY FAGENSON, REUTERS

Posted on 05/16/2014 7:08:22 PM PDT by rickmichaels

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A trendy South Beach restaurant has pulled liquid nitrogen cocktails off its menu after a woman was served a drink with too much of the sub-zero liquid and was rushed to the hospital with a burned esophagus.

Luxury "cryogenic cocktails" have become popular, with bartenders using small amounts of liquid nitrogen to create smoking drinks. The liquid can also instantly freeze everything from ice cream to fruit, which then easily shatters into glass-like shards.

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1 posted on 05/16/2014 7:08:22 PM PDT by rickmichaels
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You’re risking your oral by drinking these things.


2 posted on 05/16/2014 7:09:33 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: rickmichaels

Mr. Mainway’s products ?


3 posted on 05/16/2014 7:09:38 PM PDT by al baby (Hi MomÂ…)
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To: rickmichaels

WTF? Doesn’t anyone study thermodynamics anymore?


4 posted on 05/16/2014 7:10:28 PM PDT by posterchild (It takes a politician to declare a settled science.)
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To: rickmichaels

Such an incident happened in the UK last year I remember. Dangerous.


5 posted on 05/16/2014 7:11:39 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: rickmichaels

Good grief. The stuff is 190 degrees below zero.

I wonder who she voted for.


6 posted on 05/16/2014 7:13:12 PM PDT by Steely Tom (How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
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To: posterchild
Doesn’t anyone study thermodynamics anymore?

Cooks do...

/johnny

7 posted on 05/16/2014 7:13:24 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: rickmichaels

So I guess no more sulfuric acid shooters either!


8 posted on 05/16/2014 7:14:37 PM PDT by headsonpikes (Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
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To: rickmichaels

I’ve worked with the stuff. We used it to cool an EDX attachment on a SEM.


9 posted on 05/16/2014 7:16:45 PM PDT by Retired Chemist
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The Muriatic acid colonic is out now too?


10 posted on 05/16/2014 7:17:53 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: rickmichaels

Tryin’ too hard to be cool.


11 posted on 05/16/2014 7:18:07 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein!)
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To: rickmichaels

Beyond stupid. Comes from having several generations of uneducated & woefully ignorant people.

And look at the bars serving these things. The liabilities of selling this concoction are off the charts. Don’t these businesses listen to their lawyers?

When I was a kid I saw several liquid nitrogen presentations. Zowie!


12 posted on 05/16/2014 7:18:53 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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That restaurant should probably just go ahead and declare bankruptcy.


13 posted on 05/16/2014 7:19:12 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: ClearCase_guy

LOL! Good one.


14 posted on 05/16/2014 7:23:37 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: Retired Chemist; rickmichaels
This SF Bay Area ice cream store uses liquid nitrogen to prepare "made to order" ice cream.
15 posted on 05/16/2014 7:23:56 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: posterchild

Do you honestly think bartenders study thermodynamics before pouring a shot?


16 posted on 05/16/2014 7:24:14 PM PDT by Sawdring
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To: rickmichaels

I hear they’re going to switch to dry ice.


17 posted on 05/16/2014 7:27:03 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: rickmichaels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_nitrogen_cocktail

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A liquid nitrogen cocktail is any mixed drink whose preparation involves the use of liquid nitrogen. Popularized as a novelty because of the smoky, bubbling "cauldron effect" it produces, liquid nitrogen is controversial as a cocktail ingredient because it boils at −196 °C (77 K; −321 °F) and its consumption is thus potentially lethal. However, it is not a regulated substance in most countries and there is little control of its use.

The culinary use of liquid nitrogen is mentioned in an 1890 recipe book titled Fancy Ices authored by Mrs. Agnes Marshall, but has been employed in more recent times by restaurants in the preparation of frozen desserts, such as ice cream, which can be created within moments at the table because of the speed at which it cools food. Similarly, liquid nitrogen has become popular in the preparation of cocktails because it can be used to quickly chill glasses or freeze ingredients. It is also added to drinks to create a smoky effect, which occurs as tiny droplets of the liquid nitrogen come into contact with the surrounding air, condensing the vapor that is naturally present.

Because of its low temperature liquid nitrogen can be extremely damaging to body tissue, causing frostbite and cryogenic burning on contact. If ingested it can lead to severe internal damage, destroying tissue in the mouth and digestive tract. Furthermore, as it evaporates liquid nitrogen releases a large volume of gas, which means it can burst the stomach if swallowed in a sufficiently large amount.

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AMAZING what people will flush down their gullet.

18 posted on 05/16/2014 7:27:49 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: rickmichaels

She needed a thermite chaser for balance.


19 posted on 05/16/2014 7:28:13 PM PDT by Flick Lives ("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
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20 posted on 05/16/2014 7:28:16 PM PDT by workerbee (The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1!)
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