New wine in old magnets
We’ve seen one guy selling magnets he alleges will make you younger. Now here we go with magnets that are claimed to make your wine older.
The Wine Clip (according to their website) uses principles of magnetism to improve the taste of wine. The effect is said to be instantaneous, with improvement in flavor and mouthfeel, especially when used on red wines.
And they’re not the only ones using magnets to age your wine. The Wine Cellar Express described as a “time machine for wine”, is actually a coaster containing magnets.
The Wine Cellar Express dramatically reduces the harsh, bitter tannins generally present in young red wines. The magnetic field "softens" or reduces these tannins in much the same way that aging a wine for several years would eventually accomplish. Only now, utilizing only the coaster, what took years, takes only 15 to 30 minutes. (From their press release).
Perhaps it might be a good idea to leave a violin in an MRI machine for a couple of days.
Comments
Did you know that, unlike the forces of electrostatic and gravitational attraction, which decrease in strength as a function of the square of the distance, the magnetic force decreases as a function of the cube of the distance.
Posted by: Bill Rigby | July 31, 2006 11:05 AM