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== "Clear ice by boiling" myth ==
I'm not sure if others share my sentiment, but I don't think the word "darky" is appropriate for this situation. [[User:NSD Student|NSD Student]] 17:57, 15 September 2006 (UTC)NSD Student


Just going to leave this here that there's a common misconception that boiling water before freezing it gives clear ice by removing dissolved gases; it seems like this only clarifies the ice somewhat but not totally. [https://whiskyadvocate.com/make-crystal-clear-ice-at-home/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CBoiling%20water%20does%20not%20make,but%20both%20equally%20as%20effective.][https://www.thekitchn.com/can-you-really-make-crystal-clear-ice-cubes-by-using-boiling-water-putting-tips-to-the-test-in-the-kitchen-218344][https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/how-to-make-clear-ice-cubes-at-home-for-cocktails-article] [[User:Edderiofer|Edderiofer]] ([[User talk:Edderiofer|talk]]) 05:42, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
Article said: "Domestic ice cubes will sometimes precipitate white flakes as they melt." I removed "domestic" which in the context of this article means home made, because I don't see why where the cubes are made should make a difference. If anyone has a reason, please clarify. [[User:Carax|Carax]] 21:53, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

== India ==

"In India and other parts of the world, it has traditionally been viewed as unhealthy to drink a libation with ice. Many older Indians still refuse to use it." Are these people insane? Do they really think frozen water is unhealthy? Or has ice been traditionally use with unhealthy drinks, such as alcohol, in India? Also, what do the mean by "drinks" when talking about Americans? Not every drink traditionally calls for ice, including milk and most juices. [[User:Captain Jackson|Captain Jackson]] 16:48, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

:I spent close to 19 years in India, and the closest thing to that statement I can think of is when my grandmother "yelled" at us kids for sneaking too much ice. Something to do with sore throats, brain-freezes and leaving empty ice-trays... Seriously, I don't think "older Indians" have any problem with ice. It's a tropical coutry, for crying out loud: ice is a bloody godsend in the summer. That statement needs a citation or something. --[[User:69.158.73.96|69.158.73.96]] 15:53, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

It's because clean water is very hard to find in India... I don't trust restaurants and shit when I go there unless I'm in a big city. Even then, I heard over here it's bad too, so who knows. I've made it a habit to not use ice unless I know it's been made with filtered water.

== "ice cube" and "Ice Cube" ==
I feel strongly that "ice cube" should redirect to the rapper. Who's looking for information about ice cubes?? [[User:72.28.142.217|72.28.142.217]] 01:22, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

We got an issue. When people search for the rapper "Ice Cube", they have to type it with correct grammar, not just in lowercase, like most people would. I think we should make a contents page for "ice cubes". for an example on the content page type in "the game"... --[[User:Taurus8 sam|Taurus8 sam]] 02:48, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== Merge ==

"Ice cube tray" '''definitely should be merged''' with this. --[[User:Scaryice|Scaryice]] 11:17, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

:They've been merged. However this is my first merge, so it may be a bit sloppy. --[[User:Dangherous|Dangherous]] 11:55, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

==iron==

Here's something to research: I eat icecubes all the time and am addicted to them. They also soothe my stomach when it is sore. My doctor told me that one reason why I crave ice so much may be that I have a shortage of iron in me. She said ice cubes contain a lot of iron and that is why I eat them. I don't understand how this can be true. If you have knowledge on this issue, please write something about it here or on my user discussion page. --[[User:Daffy100|Daffy100]] 02:35, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

==Possible non-NPOV==
"'''Generally, people would rather have the "cube" style ice cube''', but the cresent shapes are less subject to getting stuck in the dispenser." This appears to be a POV statement (the bolded part, at least), and as such I have rewritten [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Ice_cube&diff=81981724&oldid=78580289 (diff)] the sentence; if anyone can verify that this is in fact true, please feel free to reinclude the information along with the appropriate citations. --[[User:KyraVixen|Kyra]]<sub>[[User_talk:KyraVixen|~(talk)]]</sub> 12:23, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

== ICE CUBE TRAYS ==

We would like to know, why do my icecubes turn into shards of ice instead of normal ice cubes? <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Shellydee|Shellydee]] ([[User talk:Shellydee|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Shellydee|contribs]]) 22:17, 6 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

*try using warm water instead of cold water, [[User:Pinothyj|Pinothyj]] 22:44, 13 January 2007 (UTC)…

== Merge [[Crushed ice]] to Ice Cube ==

A merger has been proposed by another editor. What do you think? I believe crushed ice as a subject itself is not strong enough to stand on its own and it should be merged. [[User:Guroadrunner|Guroadrunner]] 10:25, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

== More surface area contact = requires less force? ==

"Ice cubes made by automatic icemakers are generally longer and thinner, requiring less force to remove them from the tray and thereby reducing the likelihood of the cube becoming stuck in the dispenser."

I figure the ice cubes in automatic dispensers are longer and thinner because of the way the mechanism removes the ice. The longer and thinner shape of the ice would seem to increase the contact area between the ice and the tray, making it actually harder to remove them per se. But the part that pops the ice out of the tray is a row of finger-like projections that rotate once over the ice, contacting the ice on the edge of the 'cube' and pushing it out of the tray. The crescent-shaped ice lends its self to ejection from the tray using that type of mechanism while keeping the ice whole.

If you tried to pop a cube-shaped piece of ice by pushing down on one side of the cube, it would probably break the cube up. There'd need to be a whole different release mechanism for a cube-shaped piece of ice.

I think it’s funny that there’s an article on ice cubes here. I love this site.

“Traditionally, drinks in the United States are served with ice; in Europe they are served with or without ice.”

This statement should be clarified. There are several possible counter-statements to that statement. What kinds of drinks are traditionally served with ice in the US? Alcoholic drinks? Milk? In the US drinks are served with or without ice as well.

I think there may have been a point trying to be made with that statement, but it needs to be made more clear.

[[User:Eyknough|Eyknough]] 03:25, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

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"Clear ice by boiling" myth

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Just going to leave this here that there's a common misconception that boiling water before freezing it gives clear ice by removing dissolved gases; it seems like this only clarifies the ice somewhat but not totally. [1][2][3] Edderiofer (talk) 05:42, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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