Melting Ice

How do you biuld a box that keeps an ice cube from melting
- Anonymous

To keep an ice cube from melting you would need to completely separate it from its surrounding, thereby not allowing any thermal conduction. The best way to do this is to encase it in a material the has very low thermal conduction. Styrofoam is a very good thermal insulator, however it’s not perfect so eventually the ice cube would melt (unless the temperature outside the styrofoam container is less than the freezing point of water).

(published on 10/22/2007)

Can styrofoam be a thermal insulator for warm water?
- Becca
Linwood, NJ,08221

  Sure!

(published on 10/22/2007)