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Self-Heating Can

Posted by michael on from the cup-o-soup dept.

nickprecision writes "Ontro has been working for a while, and they are about ready to get to the public market. Quite a nifty little self-heating can... imagine the uses. Read up so you know about it when your friends pull one out on the ski hill."

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  1. Already out in the UK.. by Chicane-UK · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Do you guys not have this yet in the USA? The Nescafe coffee company have release self heating cans over here.

    Quite heavy, and have some kind of chemical chamber in the middle of the can. You turn it upside down, press a button in the middle, and shake untill the button pops back out. Wait for 3 minutes, and open the can - hey presto, hot coffee. And whilst it doesnt taste *amazing*, its still quite drinkable if you want a hot drink.

    Pretty expensive too though..

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  2. Already in UK by davecl · · Score: 0, Redundant

    A form of self heating can has been on sale in the UK for a while. Its from Nescafe, Nestle's instant coffee brand. It looks like a normal drinks can, but about 1/3 of the 330ml is taken up by the heating device. I've not tried it myself, but am told that its at least passable. It comes as white coffee only, with or without sugar. Quite why there's no black I don't know.