Comments on: Dry Ice Makes Breath Visible http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/28/dry-ice-makes-breath-visible/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:23:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: RangerGordon http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/28/dry-ice-makes-breath-visible/#comment-1048249 RangerGordon Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:27:48 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/28/dry-ice-makes-breath-visible/#comment-1048249 The article fails to mention that the device also successfully reproduces that strange but well-known effect cold air in the frozen North has on speech: It makes you sound like you've got a poker chip in your mouth. In my part of the world, we can barely understand each other between November and March. The article fails to mention that the device also successfully reproduces that strange but well-known effect cold air in the frozen North has on speech: It makes you sound like you’ve got a poker chip in your mouth.

In my part of the world, we can barely understand each other between November and March.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/28/dry-ice-makes-breath-visible/#comment-361255 Stannous Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:25:28 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/28/dry-ice-makes-breath-visible/#comment-361255 Okay, first, if were an actor and asked to stick a piece of dry ice in my mouth I'd demand a percentage of the box office and make the FX guy do it first. Second, the vapor from dry ice is heavier than air and always sinks whereas visible breath in the cold always rises. Like every Witch's cauldron that is supposed to be boiling and instead of rising the steam sinks, it's just a cheesy but flawed effect. Okay, first, if were an actor and asked to stick a piece of dry ice in my mouth I’d demand a percentage of the box office and make the FX guy do it first.
Second, the vapor from dry ice is heavier than air and always sinks whereas visible breath in the cold always rises.
Like every Witch’s cauldron that is supposed to be boiling and instead of rising the steam sinks, it’s just a cheesy but flawed effect.

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