Get ready for some super cool science with fascinating frosty facts about ice, a deep dive into the Earth’s coldest places, a question about how fish survive swimming in sub-zero seas, some history of refrigeration, and a salty ice experiment for you to try yourself at home.

Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch.

https://www.creativescience.com.au

Episode content:

00:00 Introduction and fast facts

02:56 The coldest places on Earth

05:05 Why don’t fish freeze in sub-zero seas?

07:28 History of refrigeration

09:11 Salty ice experiment

You will need a freezer, a paper or plastic cup filled with water, small plate, rock salt or table salt, and some food colouring in a dropper bottle.