Reduce fossil fuel production and subsidies to oil companies? Nah...

Have less cold margaritas and negronis? Yeah, that's gonna stop sea level rise for sure

https://archive.md/Q47mG

  • StewartCopelandsDad [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    phase changes take a lot of energy, but they're overestimating because ice doesn't completely melt when you shake a drink

    1 gram ice absorbs 334J when it melts

    3.5oz = 99.2 grams

    so completely melting 3.5oz ice in 12s would absorb 99.2 * 334J / 12s = 2761 W

    this is why those remarks about whiskey stones being useless are correct. most of the cooling effect of ice comes from it melting