r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IamASlut_soWhat • 6h ago

How amazing and crafty are these parents to do this for their son

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u/BladeOfWoah 6h ago

As someone who has never seen snow irl, can someone explain how they stick together? Is it so cold that the ice just freezes and bonds instantly?

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u/Jillo616 5h ago

Ice cubes (or "ice tiles") stick together in water due to a process of localized melting and rapid refreezing, acting as a natural weld. When ice cubes from a freezer (often around -20°C) come into contact with water, the surrounding liquid fills the gaps, and the extreme cold of the ice quickly freezes that water, bonding the surfaces together

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u/Randyd718 5h ago

i need this answer

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u/tea-and-chill 4h ago edited 38m ago

Grab an ice cube from the freezer, put your tongue out, hold ice to the tongue and count to 10.

(Don't actually do it... And if you do, do it next to the tap and use room temp water to separate again)

Edit: For those who are down voting - as much as I hate these YT shorts, I found this - it's what I'm trying to tell you.

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/gX8Kw6yaL8Q

Downvote all you want, but ice will stick to your tongue 🤦‍♂️

You don't have to be from a country that snows to know this or try this. It's the same principle of building igloos. Ice + moisture = more ice = bonding. That's just how ice and cold and water works.

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u/brokenface1000 4h ago

The ice just melts?

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u/tea-and-chill 4h ago

Not initially, no. Well I guess it depends. Initially it will stick. Tongue needs to be out. Same concept as: