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Going off of that, when I realized that an ice cube was proof of incredible engineerning and that in terms of mankind, it's brand new tech !! I "couldn't believ
by globuous 9y ago
Going off of that, when I realized that an ice cube was proof of incredible engineerning and that in terms of mankind, it's brand new tech !! I "couldn't believe it". I got that the concept of freezing water was some complex thermodynamics, but never realized it implied I couldn't make an ice cube without it when it's hot outside ! I thought the French had been drinking cold champagne all these years ! (turns out they have, since mostly only the rich ere drinking it and they were using various caves to keep cold temperatures, and they shipped ice from the Alpes; no source on my hands, but that's what I remember when looking into it).
Shizzles, I couldn't make a simple flame by myself ;p
- toomanybeersies 9y agoBefore refrigeration, people would use evaporative cooling to keep things cool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler
- Cthulhu_ 9y agoAnd cooler cabinets, where they had blocks of ice in a compartiment at the top of a closet (of sorts). (source: guided tour of a late-1800s castle with a fully equipped French kitchen complex. Complex because they had rooms for separate tasks.)
- BuildTheRobots 9y agoIce Houses were really popular; especially in the UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_house_(building) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_house_(building)
- noefingway 9y agoHarvesting ice in the winter was a common and wide spread activity in North America (and most of Europe). Short article on Hudson River ice harvesting http://www.genealogy.clifflamere.com/Aid/History/IceHarvesting.htm http://www.genealogy.clifflamere.com/Aid/History/IceHarvesti...