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Why don't melting ice cubes make my drink overflow?

Ask the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith

Apr 24, 202600:21:38Science & Medicine

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Why don't melting ice cubes make my drink overflow? is an episode from Ask the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith. How does polio cause disease? Why does ice added to a drink not make the glass overflow when the ice melts? What's the point...

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Published Apr 24, 2026, 00:21:38 long, audio available.