Cryo-Can 6-Pack V1.0

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Look, we've all been there. Your soda or beer is just a hair above searing. Something needs to be done pronto. To make matters worse, five of your friends are over to watch Adam Sandler's latest blockbuster and they're counting on you for leadership on this issue. Decisions need to be made fast. You need a solution! No, you need 6 solutions! You need 6 solutions to instantly chill your beverages from scorching hot to icy cold in an instant. Meet the Cryo-Can 6-Pack! When it's not resolving disputes between major governments, the Cryo-Can 6-Pack is just what you need to bring those excessive beverage temperatures down. Start by loading 6 standard beverage cans all the way into the Cryo-Can 6-Pack's cooling sockets. This is like your average 3D printed coozie, but with a twist! Next, hook up coolant lines of your choice to the entry and exit ports for the Cryo-Can 6-Pack's internal cooling manifolds. Either pump or siphon your coolant through the Cryo-Can 6-Pack and before you know it, your beverages will be colder than a winter morning on Mars! The coolant enters through the intake port and is distributed by internal manifolds to 6 helical cooling channels in each socket. The exit manifolds from one socket feed directly into the entry manifolds for the next socket. As it makes its way around the cans, the coolant picks up heat and is ejected via the exit port. And remember, if you have trouble removing the cans, just push up through the hole in the bottom of the socket. The Cryo-Can 6-Pack features room for 6 beverages and uses helical cooling channels in each socket that butt right up against your beverages for maximum cooling efficiency. There are built-in races for seals near the top lip and at the bottom of each socket to keep your Cryo-Can 6-Pack from leaking when used. The entry and exit ports are designed to be threaded into with brass barb fittings which can easily be attached to the flexible tubing of your choice. I recommend printing with a very thick wall, if not 100%, especially around the intake and exit ports. It needs to be strong and watertight because there's a high probability that this thing will be used by groups of rowdy people. There are 6 pieces that need to be printed for assembly, the front, rear, two middle Cryo-Cans, and two X-braces to hold everything rigid. Epoxy should do the trick nicely. Reference nubs make assembly a breeze. Hardware needed: 2x Small threaded brass barb fittings for hoses. Flexible hose of your choice sized to match the barb fittings. Rubber bands or RTV to craft seals. (depending on the fit of the cans, these may not even be necessary.) Buckets for coolant. Coolants: I recommend ice water with ice cream salt added but you do as you please!