Ice Cube Tray

[Jezza]

<img src=/S/whisper.gif border=0 alt=whisper width=29 height=17>You forgot the URL. I know he is fussy, he has a cupboard in his kitchen that he specifically stores Pepsi cans in BEFORE he puts them in the fridge...I think he is a bit posh myself and has a fridge fixation, watch him

[Ruff_Hi]

Well, I was going to buckle and just give you my solution that I stumbled on the other day but ... ok, fight on McDuff. Actually, I am trying to rival Rudi with silly puzzles that only have my solution. No, that isn't true either. I am just trying to show you how smart I am - yes, that sounds right.

Hint: <span style="background-color: #FFFF00; color: #FFFF00; font-weight: bold">I was hot, sweaty, etc from mowing the lawn and got myself a drink. Natually, I washed my hands prior to putting the ice into my drink</span hide>

And what is my user pic, see here. Finally, I talked HansV into changing my user id from Timbo to Ruff_Hi but I promised to put in a note - now deleted.

[Ruff_Hi]

Hey Jezza - do you have any idea how hard it is to claim a cupboard in the kitchen?

<img src=/S/whisper.gif border=0 alt=whisper width=29 height=17> ohh, note to self to stop sharing personal items in puzzle forum

[BAN]

<P ID="edit" class=small>(Edited by BAN on 06-Jul-05 14:36. Edited to fix URL (Thanks, Jerry))</P>I'll bet you Biggles could crack this case! Maybe we buy those reusable ice cubes...do you suppose that's it?

<img src=/S/whisper.gif border=0 alt=whisper width=29 height=17> I'm not sure why he's so picky about having the exact amount of ice cubes in his drink anyway

[Jezza]

<span style="background-color: #FFFF00; color: #FFFF00; font-weight: bold"> OK so your finger stuck to the cube and you pulled them out 1 by 1....ggrr</span hide>

I am going to try that now....back soon

[Jezza]

<img src=/S/megashout.gif border=0 alt=megashout width=33 height=17>WHAT TEMPERATURE IS YOUR FREEZER MINUS <img src=/w3timages/censored.gif alt=censored border=0> 50 DEGREES OR SOMETHING <img src=/S/evilgrin.gif border=0 alt=evilgrin width=15 height=15>

[BAN]

If that's the solution....
<img src=/S/note.gif border=0 alt=note width=20 height=20>note to self - never, ever accept a drink with ice in it when visiting Tim's house.

Tim - if it was a Pepsi you were drinking, did it come out of the cupboard or the fridge?

[Jezza]

No surrender, no surrender. See I knew he would crack. I wonder when the next kitchen puzzle comes along, that was quite enjoyable.

Maybe I could do one now....

"There are a number of items in my fridge, how many are there....?"

Noooooooooooooo, only joking <img src=/S/flee.gif border=0 alt=flee width=25 height=25>

<img src=/S/note.gif border=0 alt=note width=20 height=20> Send a PM to Tim to apologise for teasing and tell him it was a good puzzle

[Leif]

You simply <span style="background-color: #FFFF00; color: #FFFF00; font-weight: bold">squeeze the cube through the (bendy and flexible) tray, the resulting pressure causing the ice to melt and thus release itself from the tray. If the tray is flexible enough, it may even be possible to use the same action to guide the cube out of it's compartment</span hide> and into a handy glass.

[Ruff_Hi]

Spot on! And my freezer isn't that cold. However the ice cube tray is right at the top of the freezer. I flexed the tray al la how you mentioned earlier to loosen the cubes and then I usually prize them out with a finger nail (or similar) but this time, I found that they re-froze the water on my fingers and I could just lift them out - easy peasy.

It was actually a mountaindew that I was making for my wife - I drink straight from the can and don't need ice.

Jezza - I'm a little surprised that you didn't go with this death ray version.

[Jezza]

Mountain Dew has been mentioned a couple of times recently.....apparently NYIntensity likes squirting it through his nose when he laughs (curse my photographic memory)

What is Mountain Dew?

[Ruff_Hi]

This might not answer your question ... mountain dew ... but it certainly has a lot of graphics. Try clicking on "about dew". In short, it is another fizzy drink / pop / etc from pepsi with the claim to fame is that is it is the most caffine soft drink on the market.

[Jezza]

Thanks

[NYIntensity]

You're *partially* correct. There are numerous "energy" drinks out there that are carbonated with caffeine levels that put Mountain Dew to shame...(my favorite is Red Bull)....

Red Bull gives you wings...and puts me in a good mood
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[Jezza]

A few years ago I had to get to somewhere at 4.30am and had to get up at 3.30am to get there. I then collected something and had to get it to the other side of the country by 12 midday. At about 9.00am I bought my self a Red Bull, drank it and I absolutely flipped, and I mean gibbering. I hadn't eaten anything and this was wicked (nasty). I reckon that I must have had a reaction to the stuff, never again