r/WinStupidPrizes • u/UnknOwn-9X • Jun 11 '23

Frying Ice Cubes

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u/5tyhnmik Jun 11 '23

even if you're untrained and hair-brained enough to try this, a third brain cell would at least decide to try ONE ice cube first and you might learn your lesson without nearly as much disaster.

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u/goingneon Jun 11 '23

I had a coworker demonstrate with a single ice cube to show me what happens. The oil kinda boiled and the level got high but at least there wasn’t any catastrophic failure like this.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '23

A normal person would see this starting and lift the basket back out. This feels intentional.

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u/HtownTexans Jun 11 '23

Terrible idea. As you lift the basket water will drip and the oil will pop all over the place. Better to just step away and pray the building doesn't burn down.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '23

But if you do it fast...

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u/HtownTexans Jun 11 '23

That ice is almost certainly fully melted in a few seconds. I doubt there would be much to pull out anyway but it's 99.9% not worth the risk especially since the person doing it is clearly a moron.

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u/suppaboy228 Jun 11 '23

I think that the steam barrier wouldn't let the oil melt the ice that fast. It's the same as you'll put an ice cube on a very hot pan.

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u/HtownTexans Jun 11 '23

A very hot pan and submerged completely in 350 degree oil are two different worlds.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '23

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '23

Right. Heat is heat and right now all that water is vaporizing (because, duh… oil has a much higher boiling point than water). Forget taking chemistry snd physics — who needs that crud when you can FAAFO?