This Common Substance Was Once Worth Millions
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The rise and fall of a forgotten frozen empire. Sponsored by Brilliant. To learn for free on Brilliant for a full 30 days, go to https://brilliant.org/Veritasium/. Our viewers also get 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant. If you’re looking for a molecular modelling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - https://ve42.co/SnatomsV Sign up for the Veritasium newsletter for weekly science updates - https://ve42.co/Newsletter ▀▀▀ A huge thank you to Amy Brady and Tom Jackson for their invaluable expertise and contributions to this video. Check out Amy Brady’s book here - https://ve42.co/BradyIce Check out Tom Jackson’s book here - https://ve42.co/JacksonChilled ▀▀▀ 0:00 The Frozen Monopoly 4:40 How To Stop Ice From Melting 8:06 An Icy Welcome 10:52 The Rise Of The Ice King 14:32 How Ice Transformed Cities 18:29 The First Ice Machine 23:22 Why is the back of the fridge hot? 25
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