The IceOrb is one of the finest ice-related inventions on the planet. Fill up the outer mold with water then put the inner mold in and freeze it. Remove and presto: 21 oddly-shaped ice cubes. At $16, it’s totally not worth it but don’t let me hold you back. You can pick up one of those Lamborgini lighters while you’re at it.
This was huge news for both NASA and the world, until today. Yesterday, the Phoenix Mars Lander heated up a soil sample from the surface of Mars. Upon heating it, a sensor identified vapors of water, meaning there very well could be life on the Red Planet.
“We have water,” said William Boynton of the University of Arizona, lead scientist for the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, or TEGA. “We’ve seen evidence for this water ice before in observations by the Mars Odyssey orbiter and in disappearing chunks observed by Phoenix last month, but this is the first time Martian water has been touched and tasted.”
NASA will continue to operate the Phoenix Mars Lander until September 30th, when the mission will come to an end. If there’s water on Mars, then I don’t see why there can’t be life-forms on the planet. Could we see men and women on Mars in the next 15 years? Quite possibly.
Wallowing in your own self pity while drinking away your sorrows with a glass full of gin and tonic just got even more depressing. Gin & Titonic is an ice cube mold that is shaped to depict miniature Titanics and icebergs that can “sink in your drink.” Jason Amendolara of Fred Studio designed a single ice tray capable of creating four ocean liners and four icebergs. Talk about overkill.
For a conversation piece or just to show everyone you’re the asshole at the party who likes to remind everyone of sorrowful times, Gin & Titonic is a great way to provide bitter neglect for lost lives and, at the same time, get a good buzz going.
Being stranded on an island of ice off the coast of Alaska is a total buzz kill. Luckily, Vince had the iceRESC water rescue craft to save us. Otherwise, I’d most likely be drinking my own urine for nourishment. With caterpillar tracks for easy travel in water as well as over ice, this rescue craft is far from diverse without the ability to fly.
Every second counts in rescue missions and although the iceRESC can fold up into a compact size perfect for portability, it still doesn’t remedy a stranded rock climber without flight capabilities. Slap a rotor on that bitch and maybe we’ll talk.
Scientists at NASA believe they’ve finally discovered ice on Mars. Recently, the Phoenix Mars Lander started collecting soil samples from the surface of the planet. After a few backhoe scoops, a white, glistening material was revealed. Scientists couldn’t figure out if it was ice or not but four days after it was uncovered, it vanished. The theory? It’s ice and it’s evaporating after being exposed.
What does this mean for us? It means Mars could, at some point in time, become a place for us to live. It also leaves us fucked if there was some monster living in a dormant state of rest underneath the ice. We’ll have to kick back and watch I suppose.
Unlike my friends and family who are dependent on getting their coffee fix every morning, I drink tea instead. This makes withdrawal from a lack of caffeine easier, meaning I’m not dependent on anything but my pillow in the morning.
Great news for tea drinkers everywhere: the “Tea Over Ice” pitcher is the quickest way to have freshly made hot tea turn ice cold for those hot summer days. Just steep hot tea into the upper pitcher, then chill the tea by pouring it into the ice-filled lower pitcher. If you’re a tea fiend then you won’t mind parting with $42 dollars to include this pitcher as a part of your dining routine.
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I’m a huge whiskey and scotch drinker, so when I heard that using non-spherical ice cubes in your glass causes the liquor to become watered down easily, I immediately snapped into action. I found out that Taisin, a relatively unheard-of Japanese company, has a device that forms ice into perfect spheres, creating a better surface-area/volume ratio.
Dubbed The Ice Mold, you can score the brass contraption in 50, 65, 70 and 80mm sizes. It can crank them out pretty quickly too, meaning your dinner party won’t suck as much this time around. If your hands get cold after making a few ice balls, you can always use your USB Hand Warmer to bring back the heat.
Everyone loves snow right? Well, everyone loves the concept of snow and the amazing photos is makes for, but barely anyone likes the freezing temperatures it requires to even be present. SnoWonder takes care of the temperature problem of snow, so it doesn’t turn into a puddle of dirty water when you want to be in a warm living room by your fire. All it is is a special powder that expands to 100 times its original size when water is added to become a mass of fake snow for you to play with. It’s unfortunate that this stuff can’t be blasted on mountainsides this winter and make up for the lack of snow right now. SnoWonder starts at around $7 which will make you 10 cups of the room temperature stuff.
SnoWonder is the most amazing man-made snow on the market! It is visually identical to real snow. If you pour a bowl of SnoWonder on real snow, you cannot tell the difference, yet it can be used indoors for months without melting! This is the replacement for styrofoam and cotton snow that home and professional decorators and designers have waited decades for.
– Nik Gomez