Some Obscurish facts
#1879
Wetco sells glacial ice to Japanese consumers. It has a bluish tint and pops and cracks as it melts. The tint is simply the refraction of light in ice denser than homemade ice cubes. The noises are from 10,000-year-old pockets of air being released. This sound is referred to as 'The whisper of the ages.' Price: approximately $3 per pound.
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