Question

What are the physics behind a spin drink cooler?

Answer 1

The spin operators have the same commutation structure as the quaternions. Can we generalize the 3 spin operators to 7 spin-like operators that behave 

Answer 2

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I just came across this spin drink cooler project on Instructables, that purports to cool a drink in 60 seconds.

You attach the can to some swiftly rotating device, like a drill or a motor, and immerse it in an ice water bath. 60 seconds later, you have an ice cold drink!

I think that it makes sense - I've never tried one so I can't vouch for it's efficacy, but I was curious: how does it work?

When I saw the claim it made I immediately thought of the Hilsch vortex tube (another project found on Instructables).