A question for scientists.....

I want too ask the scientists out there:

Since we have microwaves to instantly warm food, is there a way to instantaneously cool food? kind-of a reverse microwave process? Is that possible?

I'm no scientist, but Liquid Nitrogen would do the trick

I am not a scientist, but I think the microwave heats up food by vibrating the molecules of water.

They are normally at rest, but move so quickly they create friction on each other and heat up.

I don't think you can with that tech.

I may be wrong

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How about a self cooling beer can? www.popsci.com...

A CO2 fire extinguisher is a good way to cool down a 6 pack of beer. Just blast it for a few seconds and instant cold beer.

Neat, another cool thread.

Sure there is. The process is called "flash freezing".
en.wikipedia.org...

It's used all the time, just takes some equipment to do, so more of an industry level thing.
Simply not enough uses in the home setting to make a home version of this. (and would be costly to operate, etc.).

If the inventor's last name rings a bell, it's because you see his name on frozen veggies in the freezer aisle of your grocery store....