
Every now and then an innovation comes along that can change the world. If you thought flying cars were cool, or that phones that can translate languages on the fly were cutting edge, you haven’t see anything yet. A Washington state startup company has invented the “Bottom’s Up Draft Beer Dispensing System.” While such an invention might not be “tech” in the way that we normally think of it, we can’t pass up a chance to write about this one.
The Bottom’s Up Draft Beer Dispensing System is a system that fills a draft beer nine times faster than normal methods. It doesn’t spill as much, either. The system works by using a cup with a hole in the bottom. A small magnet covers the hole, and is raised up by the beer coming in from the bottom, when placed on the system. When the beer is full, the weight of the beer in the cup pushes the magnet back down, and stops the flow.
Check out the videos below, which show how it works, and how quickly it operates (the company claims that stadiums can go from eight beer pourers for every two cashiers, to one beer pourer for every eight cashiers). No word yet on when you can get one for your own Super Bowl party.
How many would you like?
Via The Death of the Beer Line [ThePostGame]
Big Dan says:
Now this is Tech most people can get behind. :)
January 24, 2011 — 11:06 pm
Tony says:
Tech can also be used for greedy purposes:
January 25, 2011 — 3:18 am
Kosmo @ The Soap Boxers says:
“The Bottom’s Up Draft Beer Dispensing System is a system that fills a draft beer nine times faster than normal methods.”
“the company claims that stadiums can go from eight beer pourers for every two cashiers, to one beer pourer for every eight”
Eh? It pours 9 times as fast, but you get a 32-fold increase in efficiency? (4 pourers to per cashier to .125 pourers per cashier)?
January 25, 2011 — 8:55 am
Evan Kline says:
I think it might be because not only does it fill one beer quicker, but you can now pour several beers all at once.
January 25, 2011 — 9:15 am
Ali Mujtaba says:
Oh man that’s so sweet! I would love to have one of those at home. :D
Cheers!
January 25, 2011 — 4:25 pm
Maria Pavel says:
LOL ! I should get one too. Like Tomy said: ‘tech can be used for greedy purposes’, I admit it, great idea ! Sounds really nice, a self pouring beer, no efforts, no nothing. Sounds like a male’s dream, haha. 20 Beers in 1 minute can also be very very very risky ! Thanks for sharing, made me LOL. Best regards, Maria.
January 26, 2011 — 8:01 pm
Eric says:
That is pretty awesome. Hopefully those get more mainstream so that those lines move faster. Considering what they charge you, it’d be nice to at least get it as fast as possible.
August 11, 2011 — 3:23 pm