krazytekn0 t1_iy6j8e4 wrote on November 29, 2022 at 2:49 AM Reply to Eli5: Some ice cream recipes put ice + salt outside the recipient to make it cool faster. But in the winter, salt is put on snow on the street to melt faster. Why one make cool and other melt? by zimobz The salt makes the ice melt at a lower temperature so the water transfers heat faster cooling the ice cream faster. On the road the salt still makes the ice melt at a lower temperature which means it melts off the road instead of staying ice. Permalink 1
krazytekn0 t1_iy6j8e4 wrote
Reply to Eli5: Some ice cream recipes put ice + salt outside the recipient to make it cool faster. But in the winter, salt is put on snow on the street to melt faster. Why one make cool and other melt? by zimobz
The salt makes the ice melt at a lower temperature so the water transfers heat faster cooling the ice cream faster. On the road the salt still makes the ice melt at a lower temperature which means it melts off the road instead of staying ice.