So I was cruing through La Pine, OR last summer on the way to burning man. We stopped at a gas station, where the cashier bragged a high school kid invented them, and they were about to be patented. We saw the bucket on the counter, and bought them all.

They totally work, once you figure out the trick to get them on, which is not easy. Many a fine PBR was destroyed in that learning process.

Also, they keep carbonation fresh.

diem

Now I have to say this is one cool little gadget.

-Core-

I think we have been waiting for this for a very long time. It is a great idea. I think we all hope that it they will be available everywhere soon.

jspec1594

"It's possibly container-seal design fail month here at Giz,"
FIXED!

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

My friend found these in a convenience store on the way to Burning Man last year and bought the entire stock. He gave them out as gifts on the playa and they were quite popular. They kept the dust out of your beverage.

Marco

Considering the fact that every brand seems to have slightly differently shaped cans, I would think this wouldn't work very well. Besides, if I can't use it simultaneously on my Red Bull or Lo-Carb Monster (very different sized cans), then it's not really worth it to me. (At least the larger cans of Monster have screw tops.)

ackthbbft

They used to sell these at the corner store when I was in high school, so they've been out for quite a while. The rip-off is that they AREN'T reusable... you're lucky if you can use one 2-3 times before the plastic stretches and the thing starts to leak/fall off...

MasterYong

we sold some of these at the store i work at. we got a box of 50 in, we paid 1.50 each for them, sold them for 2.99, and we sold them all in 1 day... pretty good turn around.

detraya

Worthless junk.

Elliuotatar

I bought one at a gas station near Las Vegas to stop up my starbuck tripleshot cold coffee. I thought it was a cool idea and well worth the 2 bucks spent. By the time I worked out how to secure it on the can, I spilled most of the contents in the car because the darn thing didnt seem to fit. It did of course finally fit and while I finished the last remaining two sips of coffee that I did not spill, I still thought it was a neat idea.
They should make it easier to attach for people with jittery hands.

sterlim

You can buy 'em at GI Joes for about a dollar each.

CyRu5

I'm always finding half full flat soda cans in the fridge. I may pick some up for my girlfriend. I'm sure she'd appreciate it, after a good wipedown and rinse of the can top.

Confuzius

@Captain Angry: I second his comment. I've seen these first hand and they work as promised.

DigitalOldschool

@The Turtle: You do realize that, once purchased, 12-packs can be broken down further into 12 individual cans, right?

92BuickLeSabre

@jonthomasdesigns: People from Finland?

CODIFEROUS

Where can you even BUY canned soda any more? Very few convenience stores around me sell individual cans, just 12-packs. Even the vending machines at work are all 20-oz. plastic bottles.

The Turtle

They sell these at my local gas station for $1.99 ea. They work really well.

Captain Angry

More crap that'll wind up down in the junk-drawer in a week, with the pet-food can lids and the Silly-Straws...

russdanger

I'd like to see this in rubber nipple form now.

Kaiser-Machead

@Kevin: Excellent for hiding that can-o-brew from the prying eyes of the traffic cops! Glug glug. Smash smash.

SkyLab

Silly me, but I thought my g'ma's idea of sticking an old butter lid on her can worked pretty well. Can't imagine the seal on this being any better.

I do agree about finishing a can of pop though... except in g'ma's case, she couldn't finish a can in one sitting. So it made since for her.

TheCapt

yeah, like im not going to loose 20 of these per anum. They will join the bag sealers and paper clips shindig happening under my sofa.

Arelar

@JacquesAss: You got there well ahead of me, well done! LOL

strider_mt2k

looks like I can seal the deal on what nutbastard gets for X-Mas (~2beerqueer)

XD

discounteggroll

@cubensis:
For adding pressure to your bottles. I think they are but I can't remember if 2 liters have the same caps as 20 oz bottles.
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LiquidGravity

Well, from my experience, most people take that extra few seconds to wipe off/clean the top of a canned soda before drinking it. As far as not being able to fully drink a 12 ounce can, there have been many times where I would open up a soda to just gulp down a few sips and putting the can in the refridgerator to drink later. This is also good for little kids, who normally wouldn't drink an entire can of soda in one sitting. Of course none of these "can sealers" can beat the seal of a 20 ounce plastic bottle, but you have to realize that when you buy a 12 pack of sodas, those packs only come as cans, and if someone were to buy the 20 ounce plastic bottles, they are mostly only sold individually. In other words, this is just an option for someone that doesn't always drink an entire can of soda at one time. So if you're the type that always finishes up a can when you open it... this was NOT made for you.

SBM_from_LA

Right, who wants half of a 12 oz. can of soda/energy drink/beer? We're not talking about a half gallon here.

Liz99

Who makes Soda Energy Drink Beer?

bms

That pic reminds me how much I love Energy Drinks brand soda beer.

JacquesAss

Yeah, it´s a nifty idéa, problem is as jon&cub is pointing out (and I for some boring reason have to be the 3rd one commenting & pointing out)...

...the beer is long gone, bub!

JoOngle

@jonthomasdesigns: Finish

jonthomasdesigns

@jonthomasdesigns: I was just about to post the same thing. Unless you have the bladder the size of a walnut, most people can finish 120z on a few seconds. Someone needs to invent a way to repressurize 20oz bottles.

cubensis

Mmmmmmmmmmm.......beeeeer

-Homer

Kevin

I'm only amazed because who cant Finnish a 12 Oz drink ???

jonthomasdesigns

Actually, this concept is not new at all; I remember seeing similar things way back in the early nineties. Unfortunately my memory is a bit blurry when it comes to the time before that time - due to childhood.

They're pretty cool, but I can't get past the fact that the drink will be freely sloshing around on the exposed dirty stranger-fingerprinty and dusty metal. Yuck. At least when you drink from a can, you can keep the contact to a minimum.

Bitstuff

i seriously doubt that the seal between the cap and can would be able to maintain the pressure required to keep the drink fizzy.
another thing is that once you tilt the can to drink, the liquid would go back onto the top of the can. If the top of the can weren't clean, then i could imagine it to be pretty unhygienic. yuck.

HoseHead