Tag: making clear ice

  • Does Refreezing Clear Air-Free Ice Result In a Large Clear Block?

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    This is an experiment in my ongoing project to make clear ice. I've figured out a way to do it using an Igloo cooler. This experiment is an attempt to make clear ice without one.  A long time ago, I tested the theory that freezing, thawing, and refreezing water makes clear ice blocks. After 13…

  • Making Clear Ice Without a Cooler

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    In a set of experiments, I showed that you can make clear ice by controling the direction of freezing. The container I've been using for this is an Igloo cooler. When using it, the ice freezes from the top-down and all the cloudiness in the ice forms at the bottom of the container rather than…

  • Another Ice Banner Attempt

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    You may think all I do is futz around with ice all day, and you'd be mostly correct (for proof, see the index of all of the ice experiments on Alcademics here). I attempted to make another site banner today using a clear piece of ice stamped with ALCADEMICS, but I think I like the orange…

  • Making Crystal Clear Ice in Wired Magazine

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    Run screaming to the newsstand to pick up the June issue of Wired magazine, because there is a story by me in it. Sure it's only 100 words long and it's about how to make clear ice, something you may have read about here, but you can consider it a collector's item.     Update: The…

  • The New Alcademics Banner

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    My experiments with ice continue. I've got a routine down to make clear chunks of ice and now I'm experimenting with freezing objects into it. As you can see I have some room to improve but I did make a groovy, if a bit large, new banner for Alcademics.

  • 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…

  • 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…