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Offline joshuacalcu

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What can you mix with ice that will make it stronger and take longer to melt.
« on: March 14, 2007, 05:10:46 PM »
What can you mix with ice that will make it stronger and take longer to melt
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Offline MrTom

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Re: What can you mix with ice that will make it stronger and take longer to melt
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2007, 05:16:24 PM »
I'm not sure what you mean by stronger exactly, but, if its an ice/water mix (say in a beaker), use salt.
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Re: What can you mix with ice that will make it stronger and take longer to melt
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2007, 05:26:28 PM »
Stronger in the sense that the ice  is harder to break or smash. Sorry i am not very chemistry wise.
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Re: What can you mix with ice that will make it stronger and take longer to melt
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2007, 07:44:43 PM »
Impurities tend to make ice weaker, and make it take longer to freeze. I'm not sure if there is anything that will do what you hope to achieve.
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Re: What can you mix with ice that will make it stronger and take longer to melt
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2007, 08:07:47 PM »
There is a substance called pykrete, which is ice with sawdust in it, at low temperatures it can achieve concrete like stength.

http://www.instructables.com/id/EUBAEC3XPYEXCFDAUG/

the army was intending to make aircraft carriers out of it, but scraped the plan after sub-par results.
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Re: What can you mix with ice that will make it stronger and take longer to melt
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2007, 08:17:57 PM »
thankyou , Kudos to you angel
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