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processes:watt [2025/09/20 23:30] – [Watt Power Drink] q3kprocesses:watt [2025/09/20 23:38] (current) – [d) Application] q3k
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 An experimental beverage concocted at FAFO on 2025/09/20. An experimental beverage concocted at FAFO on 2025/09/20.
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 +//Authors: q3k, zdmx, hugo, rahix //
  
  
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-//**Fig. 1.** A preparation that has not observed the requirement of freezing the Amper. Consult step 2 for more information.//+//**Fig. 1.** A preparation that has not observed the requirement of freezing the Amper (see Prerequisites below).//
 ===== Materials ===== ===== Materials =====
  
 ^ Name ^ Source ^ Notes ^ ^ Name ^ Source ^ Notes ^
-| Volt Cola (500ml) | [[https://voltcola.de/|voltcola.de]] | Liquid can be chilled in its container, eg. in a food safe fridge. |+| Volt Cola (500ml) | [[https://voltcola.de/|voltcola.de]] | Liquid can be chilled in its container, eg. in a food safe fridge - but this is not required. |
 | Amper Energy Drink (330ml) | [[https://www.ebay.de/itm/296039868787|eBay user baltic-foods]] | Note: beverage container (aluminium can) does not function under the German Einwegpfand system, allowing it to be opened in unconventional ways. | | Amper Energy Drink (330ml) | [[https://www.ebay.de/itm/296039868787|eBay user baltic-foods]] | Note: beverage container (aluminium can) does not function under the German Einwegpfand system, allowing it to be opened in unconventional ways. |
 | 500ml beverage glass | Generally available lab material | Authors have used a 'Spaten' branded beer glass, but disclaim that this is not a recommendation of this brand. | | 500ml beverage glass | Generally available lab material | Authors have used a 'Spaten' branded beer glass, but disclaim that this is not a recommendation of this brand. |
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 ==== a) Prerequisites ==== ==== a) Prerequisites ====
  
-Freeze one can of Amper in food safe freezer. Allow to solidify fully, 2 hours have been experimentally proven to //not// be enough.+Freeze one can of Amper in food safe freezer. Allow to solidify fully, 2 hours have been experimentally proven to //not// be enough, as shown in Fig. 1.
  
 Wear food handling gloves. Wash hands according to your local food safety regulations. Wear food handling gloves. Wash hands according to your local food safety regulations.
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 ==== c) Transferring the Volt ==== ==== c) Transferring the Volt ====
  
-Use tab to open up the can of Volt. Carefully tilt the can into the beverage glass, filling it up to a comfortable level for consumption.+Use tab to open up the can of Volt. Carefully pour the can into the beverage glass, filling it up with liquid to a comfortable level for consumption. Do not overfill.
  
 Leftover Volt cola can be reused for later preparations (without letting it decarbonate), or can be used as a 'chaser' for the beverage. Leftover Volt cola can be reused for later preparations (without letting it decarbonate), or can be used as a 'chaser' for the beverage.
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 The resulting beverage should be consumed within one hour of preparation. The resulting beverage should be consumed within one hour of preparation.
  
-The beverage demonstrates hormesis with a beneficial maximum at around the 15-30 minute mark: The thawing Amper enhances the olfactory experience resulting from the preparation, but if let to come to room temperature, the quality quickly degrades.+The beverage demonstrates a hormesis-like time-dependent quality with a beneficial maximum at around the 15-30 minute mark: The thawing Amper enhances the olfactory experience resulting from the preparation, but if let to come to room temperature, the quality quickly degrades.