Poll: Is Ice wet?

[TimeLord]

Inspired by the "Is water wet" thread going at the moment

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.194049-Poll-The-Poll-to-End-All-Polls-Is-Water-Wet-Your-vote-is-needed

I was drawn to this post:

is ice wet?

Now there kiddies, is a better question.

Now, ice is obviously frozen water, being that water makes things wet by being in contact with them. Frozen water is still water, can still melt to make things wet, but the ice block itself is now solid matter, making it an object that can get wet.

I have now sufficiently confused myself

Thoughts?

EDIT: Next question: What is "dry ice" and is it wet?

 

[Jim From Accounting]

better question what is dry ice?

EDIT: the has been quoted 5 times already i get the point i know what it is is only slept threw 60% of physics

 

[dragonslayer32]

of course its wet (unless its dry ice). fuckin ninjas lol

 

[TimeLord]

better question what is dry ice?

Stop giving me new questions for new threads!

Wait! I will just add it this thread...

Cheers!

 

[DragonsAteMyMarbles]

better question what is dry ice?

Solid carbon dioxide.
EDIT: No, it's not wet. Left on its own, dry ice sublimes into a gas without an intervening liquid phase.

And no, not on its own. The "wetness" of ice is due to its melting at temperatures above freezing, or when in contact with warm things (ie people).

 

[Dragon_of_red]

Isnt isnt wet, the water that comes of it is.

Ice is a solid, with a layer of the liquid water around it, thats what causes the wetness feeling i believe.

 

[Ekonk]

Yeah. If it wasn't, then 'dry ice' would have to be called something else since all ice would be dry ice.

 

[Lykon]

when they worked out how to get 'dry ice' they probably didn't think it through as thoroughly as they would now. I agree with dragon_of_red

 

[theklng]

insufficient question. the real question would be: is ice wet at ?

 

[fix-the-spade]

Ice is dry, it is a solid.

If you have ever got part of your body stuck to something frozen you would know that ice is dry, very very fecking dry. Of course being reasonably smart you have probably never had this happen.

Anyway, ice is dry, when it melts it becomes water, which is wet. When you put your hand against a block of ice your hand gets wet, because it melted some ice and made water. That is wet, but it is not ice, the ice is still ice and still dry.

Makes sense to me.

 

[FROGGEman2]

This is still toppling over the definition of "wet". Let's assume that waster IS wet- then ice is, except when kept at 0 degrees (and below). Above that, it turns into water and is wet.

 

[Latinidiot]

Ice is dry, it is a solid.

If you have ever got part of your body stuck to something frozen you would know that ice is dry, very very fecking dry. Of course being reasonably smart you have probably never had this happen.

Anyway, ice is dry, when it melts it becomes water, which is wet. When you put your hand against a block of ice your hand gets wet, because it melted some ice and made water. That is wet, but it is not ice, the ice is still ice and still dry.

Makes sense to me.

I would post the same, but the keyboard here sucks, so I'llgo ith the ever so annoying:



THIS

 

[Daveman]

No it's not wet, until it melts, but then it's no longer ice, it is water.

 

[Superior Mind]

Step 1: Get some ice And I mean ice, ice that is cold not some square snowball you have sitting in your freezer.

Step 2: Touch it with your finger.

Step 3: If your finger sticks to the ice than you have done steps one and two correctly, congratulations

Step 4: Note that the ice is in fact not wet to the touch and when it does give this sensation it means that the ice has melted and turned into water which is wet but is also, as previously alluded to, not ice.

That's right, I am a genius. And I didn't even do any science classes past fifth form.

 

[Kaltazraza]

I'd say no, unless it's in a warm area.

 

[Russian_Assassin]

Ice is wet but only when you touch it, because the heat from your hand liquefies the ice turning it into water. By itself however, it is not wet, it's solid.

 

[Kud]

Whats this?! People actually read my posts?!

OT: Ice is wet, dry ice is not.

 

[Amnestic]

Ice is not wet. You can often find ice with a thin layer of melted water covering it, but in that case the water is what is wet, not the ice.

As said in the other thread, wet refers to having a liquid state, and ice is a solid.

 

[InvisibleSeal]

Next question: What is "dry ice" and is it wet?

Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide has no real liquid phase, so turns to gas when it gets hotter - no liquid = dryness.

Oh, and ice itself isn't wet, since ice is a solid. The water on the surface of ice, however, is wet.

 

[Acidwell]

When it starts to melt yes it is wet but until it does it is a solid and therefore isn't wet.