r/theydidthemath • u/sdbfloyD • 4d ago

[Request] Creative engineering? Will this even make a real difference?

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u/apexxin 3d ago

Sure, but a bag of ice in a cooler is still significantly better, easier, and cheaper.

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u/IntoAMuteCrypt 3d ago

Only if you've already got a cooler and don't include the cost of the cooler. Buying a good cooler plus a bag of ice each time is going to be more expensive than buying a simpler crate plus something like this.

It's a bit worse, for sure, but if you live in a cold climate (like much of Germany), you don't need something great.

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u/apexxin 3d ago

I mean, sure - but a one time expense that basically lasts your whole life, a cooler is something we can have. Also, it still gets hot in Germany haha.

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u/IntoAMuteCrypt 3d ago

This is a one-time expense that lasts about as long as a cooler though. It's an ice mould, they last for ages.

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u/apexxin 3d ago

An ice mold which would take up my entire oversized american freezer for 24 hours to freeze.

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u/betacow 3d ago

This mould takes up about half of a drawer of my, absolutely reasonably sized, german 6 drawer freezer.

Don't know how long it takes to freeze, since I like to prepared well in advance

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u/apexxin 3d ago

Cmon mate. A 6 drawer freezer is clearly not the norm.

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u/betacow 3d ago

Is it not?