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Probably a stupid question, but will we ever have something like a microwave to make things cold? Is there a reason this can't exist?
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Technically not by convection because that is the movement of fluid to transfer heat in and out of something, like air conditioning. The bath is not a moving fluid it is a simple constant temperature. The spinning moves the fluid inside the can so more of it touches the aluminum wall, which is being cooled by conduction with the ice bath.