Editing Ice (section)

==== As thermal ballast ====
* Ice is still used to cool and preserve food in portable [[cooler]]s.<ref name="Prewitt2023">{{Cite web |last1=Prewitt |first1=Laura |date=23 July 2023 |title=A Chilling History |url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/collections/blog/a-chilling-history/ |publisher=[[Science History Institute]] |language=en |access-date=26 April 2024 }}</ref>
*[[Ice cube]]s or [[crushed ice]] can be used to cool drinks. As the ice melts, it absorbs heat and keeps the drink near {{convert|0|C}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bramen |first1=Lisa |date=12 August 2011 |title=Why Don't Other Countries Use Ice Cubes? |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-dont-other-countries-use-ice-cubes-50361097/ |access-date=26 April 2024 |publisher=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Ice can be used as part of an [[Ice storage air conditioning|air conditioning system]], using battery- or [[solar power|solar-powered]] fans to blow hot air over the ice. This is especially useful during [[heat wave]]s when power is out and standard (electrically powered) air conditioners do not work.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 May 2017 |title=California utility augments 1,800 air conditioning units with "ice battery" |url=https://arstechnica.com/business/2017/05/ice-batteries-commissioned-by-utility-will-cool-california-businesses/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] }}</ref>
* Ice can be used (like other [[cold pack]]s) to reduce swelling (by decreasing blood flow) and pain by pressing it against an area of the body.<ref>{{cite book | title=The U.S. Navy Seal Guide to Fitness and Nutrition | first1=Patricia A. | last1=Deuster | first2=Anita | last2=Singh | first3=Pierre A. | last3=Pelletier | publisher=Skyhorse Publishing Inc. | year=2007 | isbn=978-1-60239-030-0 | page=117 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3P038jE18BwC&pg=PT117 }}</ref>