Comments on: The Surprisingly Cool History of Ice

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:39:01 +0000

“…take a moment to thank the crazy Yankee who had the vision to turn water into money.”

How about turning cold, hard water into cold, hard cash?

By: Buzz

Buzz — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:54:40 +0000

Absolutely fascinating. I learn something on this site nearly every day. Thank you — and thank you, Frederic Tudor.

By: ohepi

ohepi — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:22:43 +0000

You know, the concept of “harvesting” ice never occurred to me.
Yay Frederic Tudor. Thanks to you, my Louisiana-native self just had yet another glass of cold water.

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:34:18 +0000

I love ice!

By: UpsetUnicorn

UpsetUnicorn — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:06:35 +0000

Interesting article. Recently, I was wondering who came up with the idea of using ice.

By: Melodie

Melodie — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:57:40 +0000

My dad remembers iceboxes…his grandmother had one well into the 1940′s because she didn’t trust refrigerators! Wonderful article, I’m sending the link to Dad now.

By: dirk alan

dirk alan — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:32:37 +0000

take my advice pull down your pants and slide on the ice.

By: Bakedpotatoes

Bakedpotatoes — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:12:46 +0000

Thanks for that, MentalFloss :)

By: Dail

Dail — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:47:00 +0000

I’m surprised you didn’t mention Dr. John Gorrie, who invented the first ice machine in 1850. He was mainly interested in making ice cheaply to control the fever of yellow fever patients. You can visit the Gorrie Museum in Apalchicola, FL.

By: Vickey

Vickey — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:53:00 +0000

Mmmm…. Iced tea… Savannah thanks you, Mr. Tudor.