dry ice

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Verstappen's last remark highlights an issue with the system whereby if the dry ice cannot be kept cold for long enough, the fluid in the system takes on the ambient temperature around the tank.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

Usually silver iodide is used, but it can also be dry ice and other materials.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

The melting dry ice releases CO2, just like a breathing human, and attracts bed bugs.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2024

Police say that the packet contained dry ice, a solid form of carbon dioxide used as a cooling agent.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024

When I pour it on my hair, I feel a sticky cold like dry ice, then a soporific heat.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García