We have long had microwave ovens to heat food up rapidly. How about a microfridge that can do just the opposite. Maybe new microwaves could have a heat/cool setting, combining both devices into one.
-- jetckalz, Jun 20 2000

Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream http://www.polsci.w...cream/Icecream.html
Fast. Also, unlike "reverse microwaves," physically possible. (Although physics geeks should check out "optical molasses" below.) [rmutt, Jun 20 2000]

Optical Molasses http://www.nobel.se...t-97/physics97.html
Cooling atoms with light. (Hint: won't work like a microwave in reverse.) [rmutt, Jun 20 2000]

How?
-- egnor, Jun 20 2000


"Honey, I overnuked the chicken!"

"Ok, just nitrofrigerate it for 3 seconds."
-- jetckalz, Jun 23 2000


This is called flash freezing, and there are machines that can do it.
-- Vance, Feb 01 2001


You could do this with something very porous, say bread or sponge toffee, simply by pouring liquid N2 over/through it. As for microcooling a Christmas turkey with stuffing, I dunno.
-- Wes, Feb 01 2001


Ony it should be called a "macrowave"
-- futurebird, Feb 25 2001


"Hey, nice microwave."

[sp: complement]
-- jutta, Mar 25 2001



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