The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube • Hacker News Board

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by rm445 » Sat, May 31, 2014, 8:06 AM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #62

dbrian wrote: post #35

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Adding a bit of water brings out flavors you don't experience neat. It's a personal preference. http://youtu.be/ajqd62fE73E?t=6m23s

I've heard this, but I don't really buy it. The whisky is already diluted at bottling time, unless it's "cask strength".

Indeed, it's quite likely that rather than bringing out flavour through some sort of chemical or physical change, the dilution just reduces the alcoholic bite, allowing you to enjoy the other flavours more.

But still, you can certainly taste the difference and decide which you like best.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by qwerta » Sat, May 31, 2014, 2:32 PM UTC

Alupis wrote: post #142

qwerta wrote: post #131

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I too often encounter cheap Ethernet cable which only works at 10Mbps because maker saved money on wires.

lol, where are you buying cables? You can lose half the wires (2 pairs) and still pass 100Mbps easily.

University IT, local cheap supplier, about 10 years ago.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, May 31, 2014, 7:02 PM UTC

throwaway5752 wrote: post #109

mikeash wrote: post #105

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Fair point. In calling out ice specifically, I just assumed he was only talking about that one.

Nope, chilling in general. Sorry I wasn't specific about that.

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Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by throwaway5752 » Sat, May 31, 2014, 7:09 PM UTC

throwaway5752 wrote: post #109

mikeash wrote: post #105

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Fair point. In calling out ice specifically, I just assumed he was only talking about that one.

Nope, chilling in general. Sorry I wasn't specific about that.

Love it if whoever did it could explain why they saw fit to downvote this comment. It's too bad HN doesn't implement metamoderation, the responsible party would not have their privilege much longer.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by rwallace » Sun, Jun 01, 2014, 3:30 AM UTC

lilsunnybee wrote: post #158

rwallace wrote: post #133

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There is value to society in providing additional noncoercive ways to transfer money from rich people who don't need it to non-rich people who do, which is what this company is doing.

Except the owners and/or shareholders are likely already wealthy (or will be from the obscene profit margin on this).

The employees probably aren't, though.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by qq66 » Mon, Jun 02, 2014, 8:28 PM UTC

waps wrote: post #140

qq66 wrote: post #120

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I'd hesitate to drink heavy water. Probably won't do much to you, but why find out.

There's 2 (stable) kinds of heavy water : deuterium and tritium. Deuterium is perfectly safe, and it's heavier. Nobody's ever drunk it in even tiny quantities though, so there could be surprises. Tritium is only arguably stable though, and you definitely should not drink it. It's perfectly safe to swim in it though, just keep it outside your skin. Drinking deuterium is going to be very expensive though, given the eff…

I don't think it's possible to say that "deuterium is perfectly safe" and also that "nobody's ever drunk it in even tiny quantities." You mention yourself, there can always be surprises. I'd rather someone else discover those before I try it :)