Comments on: Ice Mold Creates Perfect Spheres Of Ice http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/05/09/ice-mold-creates-perfect-spheres-of-ice/ Deliciously Geeky... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Terminus http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/05/09/ice-mold-creates-perfect-spheres-of-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-408430 Terminus Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:55:32 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=11081#comment-408430 Because heat loss is roughly proportional to surface area, and for the same volume a spheres area is about 20% less than that of a cube, hence you might get 20% longer out of your ice cube. In practice its going to be more complicated and the difference is probably pretty slim, cool though. Because heat loss is roughly proportional to surface area, and for the same volume a spheres area is about 20% less than that of a cube, hence you might get 20% longer out of your ice cube. In practice its going to be more complicated and the difference is probably pretty slim, cool though.

]]> By: Terminus http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/05/09/ice-mold-creates-perfect-spheres-of-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-394573 Terminus Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:55:32 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=11081#comment-394573 Because heat loss is roughly proportional to surface area, and for the same volume a spheres area is about 20% less than that of a cube, hence you might get 20% longer out of your ice cube. In practice its going to be more complicated and the difference is probably pretty slim, cool though. Because heat loss is roughly proportional to surface area, and for the same volume a spheres area is about 20% less than that of a cube, hence you might get 20% longer out of your ice cube. In practice its going to be more complicated and the difference is probably pretty slim, cool though.

]]> By: sam http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/05/09/ice-mold-creates-perfect-spheres-of-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-382806 sam Fri, 09 May 2008 15:23:14 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=11081#comment-382806 How exactly does the shape of the ice prevent it from melting? I call BS. How exactly does the shape of the ice prevent it from melting? I call BS.

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