# Shaking carbonated beverages... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 18, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-carbonated-beverages/189341 "2003-07-18T06:24:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-carbonated-beverages/189341/1 "2003-07-18T06:24:37Z")
Supose you take a can of soda/beer directly off the line, and shake it vigorously. Would it eventually reach an equilibrium, or the same state that it was in before shaking it? This is assuming no changes in pressure or temperature. If shaking the can, say in a paint shaker, alters the contents conditions such that they cannot equalize, how could one return the contents to their original state? ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-carbonated-beverages/189341/2 "2003-07-18T06:37:37Z")
Refrigeration might help assist another round of dissolving the gas back into its liquid. Removal of energy and all that … ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-carbonated-beverages/189341/3 "2003-07-18T07:43:25Z")
Does cooling contract the can and force the CO2 back into the liquid? ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-carbonated-beverages/189341/4 "2003-07-18T11:30:04Z")
Can you make drinks fizzy with almost any gas? ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-carbonated-beverages/189341/5 "2003-07-18T12:14:59Z")
Well, cold liquids can hold more dissolved gasses than cold ones, so the refrigeration thing would probably help. I doubt the can would contract enough to make much of a difference. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-carbonated-beverages/189341/6 "2003-07-18T12:27:37Z")
As long as the can remains sealed, the gasses released will eventually dissolve back into the liquid. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-carbonated-beverages/189341/7 "2003-07-18T16:15:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by smam \* > \*\*Can you make drinks fizzy with almost any gas? \*\* I think so. I’ve read about Japanese karaoke bars where there is heliumanated (heh.) beer so they can hit the higher notes. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-carbonated-beverages/189341/8 "2003-07-18T17:52:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by smam \* > \*\*Can you make drinks fizzy with almost any gas? \*\* Sure, but CO[sub]2[/sub] makes [a particularly good choice.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=3275873#post3275873) ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-carbonated-beverages/189341/9 "2003-07-18T19:41:26Z")
Hmm, along those lines, it seems that the device should work… increase of pressure would force the CO2(g) to dissolve… (Oh no, I’ve forgotten the name for this equillibrium law! something hyphenated and french…)