I work the graveyard shift. There are some pros to it as traffic is much better, I am 100% more grumpy as a day worker, I get to see my SO more (weirdly enough), and my SO and I get to go to bed later (she stays up later than she should IMO, but I digress).

Anyway, I hate drinking coffee so I stock up on energy drinks. I loooove the mountain dew ones as theyre tasty, keep me awake, and dont have excessive sugars in it. I buy them in bulk so that I have plenty for my shifts.

Now, problem is, storage. Apartment space is limited, fridge space is limited as we dont always finish what we make food wise, and the mini fridge is on its last licks. So I just leave them on the balcony. I then pick up one for work everyday and it works out well.

Well, anyone who has been leaving their house over the past week in America, it got real cold, especially Christmas weekend. Now, I had the weekend off and enjoyed Christmas with the in laws. Totally put my drink stash out of mind, as why would I need to touch them? Im not staying up super late, Im off 23, 24, 25, no need to see them until the 26th, right?

Well now, here's the fuck up. I didn't account for the 5 degree F overnight temperature (-15C for you non Americans). Remember when I said I buy in bulk? Well, I also stack in bulk. We heard a loud bang on Christmas eve, but had no clue what it was at the time. Im about 100% sure it was at least one bottom stacked can exploding from lack of space and a build up in pressure.

I haven't gotten to fully assess the "damages" as we were cleaning and building new house furniture Monday, then I went to work, then I had a court subpoena, then I have to work (right now) and had to sleep in between. I have not looked at the bottom cans, but the top ones have some frozen, some expanded, and probably one exploded can in the crate. While this isnt a money issue, it makes me sad that my stupidity made my drinks go to waste.

All things considered, it is kind of funny to see frozen slushy orange mountain dew drink all over the cans.

TLDR: basic science 101: liquids expand when frozen. Cans have limited space. Will explode if kept in frozen space, especially if packed and stacked like sardines