Maybe the spoon in the bottle neck acts as
a decent heatsink, which would warm the inside
of the bottle neck very well. Assuming the spoon
doesn't touch the cold liquid, there would be a
pocket of warm air in the neck, and the cooler
vapours directly above the liquid would be trapped
there... :o)
-Roman


Heinz Czychun wrote:
>
>         I think we're all looking down the wrong rabbit hole.
>
>         My guess it has less to do with physical science, and more to
> do with human nature.
>
>         The spoon doesn't make the fizz last longer it ensures the
> contents of the bottle is used faster. This by either making it
> easier to identify an already opened bottle, or perhaps making it
> more difficult to loose track of the bottle by preventing it being
> returned to the second shelf of the cart. This way it's more likely
> to get used up before another is opened ?????

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