Talk:July 2010 North American heatwave

A fact from July 2010 North American heatwave appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 July 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Consolidated Edison distributed dry ice to its customers who lost power during the July 2010 Canada/United States heatwave?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/July.

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Dry ice?

I don't understand. What were ConEd's customers supposed to do with the dry ice that was delivered to them? Pack it around their food? Sit on it to cool off? I know basically what the industrial applications of dry ice are, but how are private citizens supposed to use it in their homes? Pais (talk) 09:42, 15 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pop it in the freezer but keep the door slightly ajar. Abductive (reasoning) 15:44, 15 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]