SpinWine pourer

Just seen this neat device on the 'Device' site

http://dvice.com/

Its description claims "SpinWine performs a set of complex actions as the wine circulates around the small open cup chamber and through the double helix into your glass. The improvement in flavor and scent occurs because of the structural changes brought about by the unique process.

The SpinWine Pourer costs $58.



Cheers, Dave C

Goodness me, whats next Dave?!!!!

Goodness me, whats next Dave?!!!!

I don't know but $58 for a fancy spout is a good way to get rich I'd have thought

Cheers, Dave C

Definitely scores 11 out of 10 on the bogosity meter.

-Paul W.

Dave,

Unless it has some crystals and magnets stuck in it somewhere it can't be worth a damn.

Just reconfirms that P.T. Barnum was right !?

CHEERS!

Art

Did I hear someone mention snake oil?

It would require very significant amounts of energy to make 'structural' changes to a liquid. Does it break down the H2O or the CH3OH I wonder?

Neil, wouldn't it also give off even more energy - like a small atomic explosion - due to the change in structure itself?

It depends on the reaction that is happening. My thermodynamic chemistry knowledge is getting a bit old...

If you pour after you reverse the attachment you can hear Handel's Water Music.

Neil, wouldn't it also give off even more energy - like a small atomic explosion - due to the change in structure itself?

The better analogy would be like a burning fire. Burning wood (cellulose) is a molecular rearrangement:

C6H12O6 + 6*O2 --> 6*CO2 + 6*H2O

It turns out that the electrons are much happier (lower energy orbitals) residing in carbon dioxide or water rather than cellulose or molecular oxygen, so a good deal of energy is released. There are also rearrangements that work the other way, such as the construction of cellulose by plants from carbon dioxide and water, which requires quite a hefty energy input (more than you get back by burning the cellulose--that's called the Second Law of Thermodynamics).

-Paul W
You can't win.
You can't even break even.
You can't get out of the game.

In any event, mild mechanical motion such as this isn't going to cause any sort of structural rearrangement of the molecules in wine. There are substances where such motion can cause such rearrangement. Nitroglycerine and nitrogen iodide come to mind.

The most this gadget could do is slightly increase the amount of oxygen that the wine absorbs as it falls from the pourer into the decanter, thus slightly increasing the aeration and accelerating the wine's breathing process. But that is not what they are claiming.

-Paul W.