DW>> The thermal conductivity of glass is far lower than that of aluminum, or
 DW>> steel - whatever the cans were made of. Also, the glass wall of a bottle
 DW>> is far thicker than the metal wall of a can.

 MvdV> The alternatiove explanation might be that the metal beer can *feels*
 MvdV> colder to the hand than the glass jar, just because of the thermal
 MvdV> conductivity issues. The hand will heat up the surface of the glass. The
 MvdV> beer can OTOH is much more difficult to heat up by the hand because it
 MvdV> conducts well and there is a relatively large heat sink (the beer)
 MvdV> behind it. So it *feels* colder.

I even felt the difference while drinking it.

 MvdV> The proper way to do the experiment is measure the temperature of the
 MvdV> beer and the liquor with a thermometer.

 DW>> I guess you could try putting some liquor into a beer can, and also into
 DW>> one of the regular 80 ml jars, and see which sample cools faster. I am
 DW>> sure the one in the can will do so. In this experiment, only the
 DW>> container is different.

 MvdV> Yep, that is good science, just change one thing at the time.

I have to find a thermometer I can use. I have a digital with a thermo-element
but that's used for something else but hey....I have two digital that meassure
indoor and outdoor temp... I'll get back to you when I have figured out how to
do it.

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