Lift an ice cube

  1. Place an ice cube in a container of water.
  2. Provide salt and a bakery string. Tell the person to lift the ice cube out of the water without touching it with any part of their body.
  3. The way to do it is to put damp string across the ice cube and pour salt on top.
  4. After a few minutes the string will be frozen to the ice cube which can then be lifted.

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