Fun with Dry Ice - DPChallenge Forums

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D

08/21/2008 04:09:51 PM · #26

Originally posted by JDubsgirl:

i seem to have gotten a chuck of the stuff stuck in a vase. how would anyone suggest getting it out...

You are just to funny...

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

08/21/2008 04:14:57 PM · #27

Originally posted by onesaint:

Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
i seem to have gotten a chuck of the stuff stuck in a vase. how would anyone suggest getting it out...

You are just to funny...

if i hadn't figured out how to get it out i would not be too enthused by your response. hot water does the trick btw

GueDesigns

Canon EOS-30D

08/21/2008 04:18:08 PM · #28

Everytime I get Omaha Steaks (www.omahasteaks.com) They send a bag of dry ice. I can't help but play with it.

vxpra

Pentax K100D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

08/21/2008 04:26:50 PM · #29

When I was in college one of my friends had an idea for a photo, he was going to do a long exposure in the dark of dry ice coming through the holes of a colander. I asked him how he was going to light it? and he replied "Fog is white." The shot didn't come out like he had planned.

Did I mention he wasn't one of my brighter friends.

vxpra

Pentax K100D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

08/21/2008 04:28:17 PM · #30

Originally posted by GueDesigns:

Everytime I get Omaha Steaks (www.omahasteaks.com) They send a bag of dry ice. I can't help but play with it.

Every time I get an Omaha Steaks shipment (my in-laws send us Omaha Steaks three times per year- nothing says love like big slabs of meat!) I get a little angry that I don't have something just waiting to shoot using dry ice.

onesaint

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D

08/21/2008 05:56:16 PM · #31

Originally posted by JDubsgirl:

Originally posted by onesaint:

Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
i seem to have gotten a chuck of the stuff stuck in a vase. how would anyone suggest getting it out...

You are just to funny...

if i hadn't figured out how to get it out i would not be too enthused by your response. hot water does the trick btw

Well then, Im glad you got the ice out and werent offended! Can we see your shots then? =^)

08/21/2008 06:02:37 PM · #32

Originally posted by onesaint:

Originally posted by JDubsgirl:

Originally posted by onesaint:

Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
i seem to have gotten a chuck of the stuff stuck in a vase. how would anyone suggest getting it out...

You are just to funny...

if i hadn't figured out how to get it out i would not be too enthused by your response. hot water does the trick btw

Well then, Im glad you got the ice out and werent offended! Can we see your shots then? =^)

dude they all suck so bad i might not even upload them. maybe one or two since you asked:)

08/21/2008 06:10:53 PM · #33

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08/21/2008 06:28:24 PM · #34

Message edited by author 2008-08-21 18:28:58.

onesaint

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D

08/21/2008 06:38:24 PM · #35

Your still funny. =^D

I like the penny and the pitcher shots. Nice work.

08/21/2008 06:39:15 PM · #36

thanks:)

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

08/21/2008 07:31:24 PM · #37

Where did you buy the dry ice? When I was a kid you used to be able to buy some from ice cream shops, but I have called all over the place - ice cream shops, grocery stores, butchers, etc - and no one has any/will sell any.

08/21/2008 07:45:20 PM · #38

order meat online, they send it to you. or you can go to the grocery store, they have it there

jbsmithana

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED

08/21/2008 08:10:28 PM · #39

Most marinas will have it in the bait shop or even a grocery store nearby. Many sailors use it to keep their coolers cool longer than traditional ice. We can get it around here most of the time.

Sugarpie

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM

08/21/2008 08:27:30 PM · #40

Originally posted by BeeCee:

Putting a dish of it above and behind a backlit subject can give you some cool "fog" effects as it drifts down.

Sorry to sidetrack, but were does one get dry ice?

when I was little the guy with the ice cream cart walkin down the street would give me dry ice

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

08/21/2008 09:04:51 PM · #41

They have the ice cream push carts here, and they do have dry ice at the place where they load them for the day. They also have it at a couple of tackle shops near the gulf coast nearby. It's popular for boating because it lasts so long.
If you want to play with it, be sure to wear gloves as it will cause instant frostbite to skin. It is -109 deg F at atmospheric pressure.
In my music playing days, we had a small barrel with a small blower fan in it and flexible duct hoses coming out of it. We would fill it about 1/2 with hot water, turn on the fan, and drop a couple of cups of dry ice into it to make fog for stage effects. It was fun, but made things a little damp for a while.

XMountaineer

Canon EOS-40D

Google Glass Google Glass

08/21/2008 09:29:05 PM · #42

I get a ton of it all the time at the lab I work at

I have fun playing around with it

ambaker

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

08/21/2008 09:35:36 PM · #43

Also keep in mind that dry ice is pure carbon dioxide. It is heavier than air, which is why it pours. It also displaces oxygen. So make sure your play ground is well ventillated. It has no smell, and if you are playing with a quantity of it, and evaporating it at higher rates, that if you are in a small unventillated space you could pass out and die.

Small amounts as shown here, should pose no problem. But if somebody were to run out and buy 25 pounds of that stuff, and say throw it in a bathtub of warm water to see the cool fog effects, it could pose a risk.

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

08/21/2008 10:50:09 PM · #44

Shoot, and we thought it was the weed and alcohol doing that to our audiences when we ran the fog machine.

togtog

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

08/21/2008 11:16:51 PM · #45

Also remember that pets on the floor will be much deeper into the CO2 when even using a little so you should make sure to move them elsewhere while playing.

Does anyone know if the cost of dry ice for cooling is more or less costly than regular ice? I have often debated before hurricanes if I should pack coolers with one or the other.

08/21/2008 11:20:09 PM · #46

Originally posted by togtog:

i always thought it was more expensive then normal ice, but dont quote me on it

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

08/21/2008 11:20:39 PM · #47

Hey everyone should also note that you can trip and break your neck on the way to the store to buy dry ice. So be really careful.

08/21/2008 11:21:52 PM · #48

Originally posted by violinist123:

Hey everyone should also note that you can trip and break your neck on the way to the store to buy dry ice. So be really careful.

what, did you just do it?:)

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

08/21/2008 11:23:15 PM · #49

Originally posted by JDubsgirl:

Originally posted by violinist123:
Hey everyone should also note that you can trip and break your neck on the way to the store to buy dry ice. So be really careful.

what, did you just do it?:)

Yes, and I'm using my dying breaths to tell you that it is much cheaper for you to make ice from tap water than to attempt to freeze carbon dioxide.