Full metal icecubes
These look pretty neat. Sadly, I could never use them. I have this weird thing where I can taste metal that’s touched metal. If my fork touches my knife, I can tell.
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October 27th, 2015 at 9:34 pm
I saw that, but I guess I’m a little slow…are they solid metal or filled with freezable liquid? Either way I don’t get it.
Slightly but to me less weirdly related though; Friday a customer had me order him five rolls (100) silver eagle coins, they’re each a troy ounce of US Mint .999 fine silver and sell for four or five bucks over market silver price.
So when I ordered, the company promo’d a box of “silver bullets”; .45 Colt cartridge replicas each also an ounce of pure silver. I bit the bullet as it were and ordered a box of twenty; I figured I’d get the coin guy to buy them as he’s a prepper type so both silver and ammos are up his alley.
They came in today complete with a replica vintage Colt ammo box, each cartridge headstamped “one ounce 999 Ag”. Pretty cool, and at two just bucks over spot silver I might keep them as gunnie curiosities in my showcase, maybe sell ’em one by one at a markup.
Not to mention their practical utility for warding off werewolves and zombies. But I don’t think I’ll put ’em in my glass.
October 28th, 2015 at 1:07 am
It’s not weird at all that you can taste when two metallic objects have come into contact, just basic chemistry and a slightly unusual sensitivity to taste. One theory is that the nickel coating has slightly worn off, or a more “out there” but still plausible reason would be with static charge and dissimilar metals (iron in steak, or other foods; could also be salts or acidic food, etc) causing oxidization of any matter caught in a very thin layer between your fork and knife. Basically your food residue coating your utensils can act like a very weak battery and the tiny current flow throw the thin layer is enough to cause a chemical change.
October 28th, 2015 at 9:26 am
Stop it, Chris. You just stop it, right now.
October 28th, 2015 at 11:16 am
I, for one, suggest those with amalgam fillings try chewing on aluminum foil if you don’t believe Chris. The effect is positively voltaic!
October 28th, 2015 at 11:29 am
Meh, I dipped my toe into the whiskey stone waters, and I just find that having silicone trays (you can wash them in the bottom rack of a dish washer, or boil them in a stock pot so you will NEVER get odd tastes) that make large cubes or spheres cool the drink faster and colder with minimal watering down.
The titanium will likely cool the drink faster than the soap stones, but their conductivity will mean they’ll stop chilling the drink much faster, and their specific heat means they still won’t work as well as ice cubes.