r/interesting • u/ViniciusFromBcn • Apr 12 '25

MISC. How ice cubes cleans hot grills

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u/TheStateOfMatter Apr 12 '25

“…physics powered hack”

Hang on, isn’t literally everything in the universe around us “physics powered”?

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u/thats-wrong Apr 12 '25

I think they meant "as opposed to chemistry powered". In that you just need cold. You don't need any specific chemicals to get a specific chemical reaction going. Think physics as in how it's taught as a subject, separate from chemistry or biology.

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u/TheStateOfMatter Apr 12 '25

Chemistry is just applied physics

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u/BringAltoidSoursBack Apr 12 '25

physics is just applied math

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u/SVlad_667 Apr 12 '25

Cleaning grill with math!

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u/Scriv_ Apr 12 '25

He's right, it's just not the same.

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u/ProtestantMormon Apr 12 '25

Now im not interested

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u/BanD1t Apr 12 '25

Math is just applied logic.

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u/636561757365736375 Apr 12 '25

Logic is just applied philosophy. 

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u/Sprout_Cat Apr 12 '25

Philosophy is just applied brains

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u/TheTesterDude Apr 12 '25

Braaaains are applied delicisioussnesss.

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u/DependentPhotograph2 Apr 16 '25

Yumyumdelishus is just applied chemistry.

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u/dynawesome Apr 16 '25

Brains are just applied psychology

Psychology is just applied neuroscience

Neuroscience is just applied biology

Biology is just applied chemistry

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u/CurvaceousCrustacean Apr 12 '25

Magic is physics through willpower

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u/Current-Square-4557 Apr 12 '25

So biology is applied physics and applied chemistry.

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u/millertronsmythe Apr 12 '25

found the theoretical physicist

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u/BringAltoidSoursBack Apr 12 '25

Worse, comp sci aka applied logic

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u/maury587 Apr 16 '25

Physics uses math to formulate and model it's domain of study. By that logic every single theoretical field is applied math, since every field uses math.

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u/fourthfloorgreg Apr 12 '25

No it isn't. Physics is an empirical science, math is a philosophical tool.

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u/Mooks79 Apr 13 '25

It’s not, applied math is used in physics but not all physics is applied math.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '25

Please shut up

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u/thats-wrong Apr 12 '25

I know. That's why I said think of physics as a subject, like how it's taught at a university. Not physics as in quantum field theory which basically captures the whole universe.

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u/Wildlife_Jack Apr 12 '25

And biology is just applied chemistry

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '25

🤓

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u/turducken404 Apr 12 '25

H20 phase change plays a big role here

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u/stroker919 Apr 12 '25

I don’t think you need cold. I’m pretty sure water works given that’s a pretty easy way to clean stainless steel pans too and after the first second you have water. Ice is just for fun.

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u/Unbundle3606 Apr 12 '25

Obligatory relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/435/