Ice packs are extremely helpful items, especially for hardworking adults or adventurous children. If you need lots of ice packs in your home, you can use a couple of household items to make them yourself. To make a homemade ice…
If you place a block of ice on a block of wood and another on a block on metal the ice on the metal will melt faster even though both the wood and metal are the same room temperature. Why…
Ice is often used to keep food and beverages cold, but some materials make ice melt faster than others. Ice melts faster on aluminum than plastic, but why is that the case? ice melts faster on aluminum than plastic because…
One of my favorite drinks on a warm summers day is iced coffee, but I absolutely hate it when the ice melts too quickly. It dilutes the drink and it warms up quicker. The same goes for soda, alcoholic drinks…
Whether you’re looking at running a science experiment, line the inside of your cooler or just looking for something to keep ice from melting you might consider aluminum foil and whether or not it can keep ice from melting. Aluminum…
One of the best ways to make ice last longer in a cooler is to use black ice instead of cubed ice. The large blocks melt much slower and last much longer, giving you more cooling time from the same…
Salt ice packs made with PVC pipe are a great way to keep your cooler cold for longer. They are reusable and can be made to the exact size of your cooler, making them the perfect addition to your next…
As someone who loves the outdoors and loves his coolers I have always heard people talk about salt water ice bricks being colder than regular water ice bricks and I could never understand why. Not understanding the science behind this…
Large block ice lasts long then regular cubed ice and it can be a great way to keep things cold for an extended period of time. But how can you make block ice at home and it is hard to…
You may have heard people mention that if you want to keep ice for longer then you should use large blocks of ice instead of smaller loose cubes of ice. But I wanted to look into this and see whether…