We used to put kegs in oversized trash cans with ice/water mix to keep them cold. It did not float right away but it didn't take long until it was floating.
Does a full keg of beer float?
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You realize why that is, right?
Colder water falls to the bottom of the trashcan, and since colder water is denser, it requires less water volume to be displaced for something to float.
Ok bunch of bill nyes in here lol. Someone paypal me and il fill my keg lol. I think it would float bc of the contents inside. I'm not saying it floats I'm saying I think it would.
Or because they drank the beer.
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Or because they drank the beer.
Damn. Just proves that I need to attend AA meetings. I always thought it floated bc the temp difference.
Or because they drank the beer.
Yeah, when I say quick I mean, after we tapped it and the first round was in cups.
I went to college. Full kegs do not float.
I think what is called for is that we test this in Houston. Have a keg party for science. For the sake of SVTP's general edification.
In fact, we can set these up in multiple cities and states, to occur at the same time, and measure the rates at which the kegs empty and begin to float relative to their position near the equator.
In fact, we can set these up in multiple cities and states, to occur at the same time, and measure the rates at which the kegs empty and begin to float relative to their position near the equator.
How about the Dfw area next month? Got a scale and shit so we can make it official? I bet natty light floats the best lol.
How long? Time matters here. How many parties? Gotta get your credentials out there.
Yes, I know, I live in Wisconsin.
I work for a beer distributor and a full keg weighs about 160ish. I think it will sink at full weight but 3/4 full it should float.
:thumbsup: That is a really cool link! Never saw that before.
It's a good start. But no experiment is completely valid unless it has been reproduced. And I bet they didn't perform a salt-water variant. There is much still to explore in the whole "Do kegs float?" hypothesis.
You seem like the perfect person to test it! :banana:
I can gather some science geeks and some beer drinkers here in cetral texas and we can sacrifice a couple of kegs all for the sake of science and svtp.
Anyone else willing to get drunk for science and svtp pm me :beer:
Fixed it for ya.
+1, I have not seen that before either, that was pretty neat.
lol.
Have kept keg's in the river before while camping, never floated... Not sure about a less than full keg though. Once we pulled them out of the river, we finished them.
Not sure about the ****ty beer idea, would anyone even bother getting a keg of those beers? lol
In the name of science, we have to go with craft brewed vs. mass produced, ales vs. lagers, seasonals vs. regular runs........I'm picturing devoting the next couple of years to science. Aint I just the Noble one.
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