Category: ice

  • Another Clue to Ice Clarity: Slow Freezing Like a Japanese Pond

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    The other night a friend of mine told me that she read something about clear ice, which as you may recall is a topic of interest of this blog. Naturally I forgot what she said (we were at a bar, remember) but the next day I found the following email I had sent to myself:…

  • Does Freezing Water in Layers Make Clear Ice?

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    Here's a new edition in my ongoing ice experiments. So far, there experiments have been: Distilled vs. Tap Water Melting and refreezing water Hot Water vs. Cold Water Carbonated Water vs. Still Water Horizontal vs. Vertical Container Shapes With successes in: Releasing Air Trapped in Ice Cutting Corners to Make Clear Ice So far my…

  • Cutting Corners to Make Clear Ice

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    In an ongoing set of experiments I've been trying to make clear ice at home. I've tried: Distilled vs. Tap Water Melting and refreezing water Hot Water vs. Cold Water Carbonated Water vs. Still Water Horizontal vs. Vertical Container Shapes Releasing Air Trapped in Ice With some success on the last one. While what would…

  • Making Clear Ice by Releasing Trapped Air

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    [update: after this post, I figured out the trick to making clear ice – check here for the solution.] Finally, I've got a minor success in my clear ice experiment to share. So far in an attempt to make perfectly clear ice in my home freezer, I've tried: Distilled vs. Tap Water Melting and refreezing…

  • Clear Ice and Container Shape

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    Today is Ice Day on Alcademics, so stay tuned for more exciting coverage of my ongoing experiments to make clear ice in my home freezer. So far, I've tried: Distilled vs. Tap Water Multiple melting and freezings of water Hot Water vs. Cold Water Carbonated Water vs. Still Water So far I haven't achieved… anything,…

  • Does Carbonated Water Make Clearer Ice than Still Water?

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    This is another in my ongoing experiments to make clear ice. So far, I've tried comparing: Distilled vs. Tap Water Multiple melting and freezings of water Hot Water vs. Cold Water Someone in the comments mentioned hearing that carbonated water would freeze more clearly than still water. As most of the cloudiness in ice appears…

  • Nice Ice in the News

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    The Associated Press released the following story on ice today, with a quote from your favorite icesperimentator Camper English. The whole story is here. SIP: Bartending trend calls for nice ice, baby By MICHELLE LOCKE Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Erik Adkins spends a lot of time on ice. As general manager of…

  • Does Hot Water Make Clearer Ice Than Cold?

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    I have been doing experiments at home to try to get the clearest ice possible. So far my experiments have compared: Distilled vs. Tap water Multiple melting and freezings of water I have not yet had success. Will the third time be the charm? (*Update – You might want to skip to this index page…

  • Does Distilled Water Freeze Clearer than Tap Water?

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    In my last set of icesperiments, I froze, melted, and refroze (tap) water to see if it became clearer on successive refreezings. It did not. This time I compared tap water with distilled water to see if one would freeze more clearly than the other. I froze it, then melted and refroze it four more…

  • Does Refreezing Ice Make it Clearer?

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    I am trying a series of experiments to find the best and most practical way to make clear ice in my home freezer. Future experiments include distilled vs. tap water, boiled vs. not boiled, hot vs. cold water, different shapes of containers, etc. For this experiment, I started with plain tap water. I then froze…