How To: Instantly make hot ice

Watch this amazing video tutorial to learn how to instantly make ice. This is a simple experiment turning a liquid to a solid with just a touch. Just find some sodium acetate and water to start. Boil it, then chill it, then touch it! And in an instant you have ice! If you want to be creative (or you're just bored on a Sunday afternoon) you can pour some ice sculptures to amaze children of all ages. Check out this awesome how-to video and cook up some hot ice.

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44 Comments

does anyone know where can i get sodium acetate?

ebay for $6.25 a pound.

wow...
i amaze....
wahe!!!
but where can i get sodium acetate???

ebay

I just bought some from the internet.

SOOOO RAD!!

thats cool

Very cool...

i'd love to see some practical applications

Your creating a super saturated solution, it isnt turning to ice, it's crystallizing.

whatever, it looks realistic enough to fool my friends

okay, im a magician. this will be a cool trick. that's practical.

what happens if you poke it and leave your finger in the liquid/ice?

youre screwed!

your screwed!

^^^^^^^^^^^^agree

awsome

how long does it take to melt or is it like dry ice

i heard that sodium acetate is poisonous, so i wouldn't put it in someone's drink

it's called food grade sodium acetate, you can eat it but it tastes nasty

SO how are you guys doing?

WTF?

i just bought some of that on ebay and got over 1 lb of the stuff for under 15 bucks, check out on ebay and get it ,its gonna be awsome lol Email me at A-play@live.com

Aaronlime1 (on my other account)lol

cannot wait to try this. neither can my boys....

Omg! just touch it and it turns to ice!! lol THATS SO COOL!!

is thr a time limit on to how long til it freezes or does it have to be disturbed or what

K So im def. trying this one.

I have some. it gets realy hot. Same stuff that is in some of does hand and boot warmers that they sale at ski places for 2$ each little pack. Now If you or your freind have access to a food saver bag sealer you can make your own reusable hand warmers. the food grade bags used for "Food savers can be boiled and frozen. I keep some in my snowmobile.

will it instantly freeze or do i have to poke it or what?

AWESOME

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Can someone who has tried this tell me if it freezes from time, or if it actually is your touch?

it freezes when you ad a crystal of sodium acetate.

i let my supersaturated liqued cool in the fridge overnight. when i checked it in the morning long (about 1.5 to 2 centimeter), very thin crystals had grown in the bottom of the glass. they survive at room temp to this day (about 3 weeks) in an airtight container. can some one tell me what they are? are they pure sodium acetate?