Beer Launching Fridge

Beer Launching Fridge

The Beer Launching Fridge is a modified mini-fridge that catapults beer to the desired drinker by use of a keyless remote system. It has been featured on the "Late Show with David Letterman", "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", and "The Colbert Report".

Device

The Beer Launching Fridge was a device created by John W. Cornwell, an electrical engineer who recently graduated from the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering in 2006. After video of the device was released to the public in February 2007, the Launcher and its creator became an overnight internet celebrity. The video was featured on Metacafe and briefly on YouTube before it was taken down at the request of Cornwell for violation of his copyright.

This video clip participates in Metacafe Producer Reward program and has generated over $9,400 for Cornwell.

The device works by loading a beer from the refrigerator to an elevator leading outside of the fridge. From there, the beer is loaded to a catapult. The prototype device is controlled by a remote keyless control which can determine and lock the speed, launch angle, and direction just by the press of a button. Then the catapult launches the beer to the target user on command.

Publicity

John Cornwell demonstrated his device on the "Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show".

The beer launching fridge was also covered on several major web sites including [http://www.metacafe.com/tags/beer_launching_fridge/ Metacafe] [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/08/1939220 Slashdot] and [http://digg.com/gadgets/Beer_launching_fridge Digg] as well as "The Colbert Report" in March 2007.

References

[http://www.beerlauncher.com Beer Launcher Website]
[http://www.duke.edu/~jwc13/ John Cornwell]


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