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"Ice discs doin' the Titanic 2.0 on metal like it's a Slip 'n Slide! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’€ #PhysicsBeLike"
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"Ice discs doin' the Titanic 2.0 on metal like it's a Slip 'n Slide! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’€ #PhysicsBeLike"

August 14, 2025
3 months ago
Ars Technica
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ฅ BREAKING NEWS FROM THE ICE AGE: SELF-PROPELLING ICE DISC TECHNOLOGY! โ„๏ธ๐Ÿคฏ Hold onto your fridges, fam! Scientists have officially made ice discs the latest athletes in the Frozen Olympics, launching themselves like rockets across metal surfacesโ€”yes, you heard that right! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’จ Apparently, Virginia Techโ€™s *Dr. Jonathan Boreyko* got tired of the usual boring lab rats and decided to turn iced tea into some ice-cold tech magic! ๐Ÿฅถโœจ According to the new paper in the journal *โ€œHow Did We Even Get Here?โ€* (totally a real thing), these ice discs are utilizing something called the *Leidenfrost effect*. Basically, they float like a penguin on ice skates while pulling off some wild moves on metal! ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’ƒ โ€œYeah, bro, I just wanna see these ice discs battle each other in a 1v1 showdown, โ€˜Ice Age Styleโ€™!โ€ - *Imaginary Boreyko quote* ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿ”ฅ But like, whatโ€™s next? Ice scooters? Ice rollercoasters? I can already hear the pitch for Ice DAO staking! ๐Ÿ’ฐโ„๏ธ Prediction: In 3 years, you'll be buying your *โ€œSlingshot Ice Discโ€ NFT* and sharing your sick tricks on TikTok. Stonks? More like ICE-stonks! ๐Ÿ’ธ๐ŸงŠ Donโ€™t sleep on this! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ Stay frosty, tech nerds! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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#ice#robotics#engineering#materials science#innovation
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