Cool a beverage in two minutes flat

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If you find yourself reaching for a cold beer only to discover that the only cans remaining are — gasp! — lukewarm, life-hack expert DaveHax has you covered.

That beverage can be ice cold in just two minutes, using only a bowl of water, some ice, cooking salt and the second law of thermodynamics.

"Basically, adding salt causes the ice to melt faster. But to do this, it needs to draw heat energy from wherever possible, in this case, out of our can, causing the drink to rapidly cool down," DaveHax explains.

He claims you can use this method on almost can canned or bottled beverage.

DaveHax has a few other tricks to make our lives easier:

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How to make a tin can barbecue grill:

Grant Thompson, "The King of Random," offers a more time-consuming cold-beverage trick: the instant soda slushie. (The "instant" part comes after your bottle hangs out in the freezer for over three hours. No immediate gratification here.)

Have you tried any of these food hacks? Tell us your results in the comments.