Ice Cutting Refrigeration | How to Make Everything: Preservatives

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  • In my first exploration of preserving food, I look to the past trade of ice cutting to attempt to create my own primitive refrigerator.
    Thank you to Thunderbird Lodge for the comfortable stay while we were in International Falls:
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    Thanks as well goes to:
    Dave Harder & Up North Builders - For helping cut and haul the ice.
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ความคิดเห็น • 671

  • @gio7731
    @gio7731 7 ปีที่แล้ว +898

    You have some of the most original and best content on TH-cam. Please don't stop doing what you do.

    • @balduir5259
      @balduir5259 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Giordano Mancini and it is well edited and not cringe-worthy

    • @justzietse3248
      @justzietse3248 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Balduir maybe a little bit of cringe

    • @andrecarpy6890
      @andrecarpy6890 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      JustZietse it feels a bit awkward sometimes

    • @rajanrao
      @rajanrao 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      welp he just stopped

    • @listenhere1623
      @listenhere1623 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh well he changed the channel to a different theme kinda. It's better

  • @smaspa8627
    @smaspa8627 7 ปีที่แล้ว +471

    That ice looks clearer than the glass/ice lenses you made!

    • @kgbhoneytits105
      @kgbhoneytits105 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      seigeengine £¥€

    • @nightdivination89
      @nightdivination89 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oof

    • @tropadapoucacarga6226
      @tropadapoucacarga6226 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aqui é equipe Bolsonaro. Tá inshoooookk gringo? 😈🏍️🏍️🤸🤸😏😏😠💔😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @pathrender
      @pathrender 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ouch

    • @TheShire26
      @TheShire26 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Man that one was
      Cold

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Ice works best in an enclosed environment, where atmospheric air doesn't keep replenishing and staying warmer. It would have lasted *much* longer inside that shed you kept it next to, because it could have cooled the entire thing down and used that as insulation, rather than the wind keeping on blowing around it and constantly warming everything back up.

    • @digernesarne
      @digernesarne 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Love the concept of this channel, but its so annoying all the painfully bad and uninformed deciscions he makes every episode😩

  • @gunther4354
    @gunther4354 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1489

    how the hell does ice survive for 4 months on sea?

    • @ThatVIPYouLove
      @ThatVIPYouLove 7 ปีที่แล้ว +274

      If insulated well and in large volume it can last a suprisingly long time

    • @htme
      @htme  7 ปีที่แล้ว +541

      It's amazing how long large blocks of ice can last for if well insulated. The icehouse at the resort supposedly only had to be filled once every two years because it was so efficient.
      When Tudor sailed his ice to India, he started with 180 tons and still managed to arrive with 100 tons still intact when he got there

    • @bojan01010
      @bojan01010 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      By isolating it in wet hay.

    • @MetaBloxer
      @MetaBloxer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      blocks of ice beside each other will exchange less heat (less surface area to transfer from) and protect inner blocks. Also, it might be colder than you think, since the lower limit is technically 0K.

    • @Jordan-px6ux
      @Jordan-px6ux 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      MetaBloxer 0 kelvin is extremely cold in fact absolute zero, ice would not reach that on ships, did you mean 273 Kelvins which is 0 degrees Celsius being the "lower limit of ice"

  • @johnlupo9577
    @johnlupo9577 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My father used an ice house for years at his summer resort. The ice was cut from the local lake in winter then buried in sawdust for the whole year.
    It worked great.

    • @cheeseburger9232
      @cheeseburger9232 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you know the square footage of the ice house ?
      Was it above ground or underground?
      Built out of wood? Or concrete?

  • @magnets1000
    @magnets1000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    It would have been good to put a temperature data logger in there with the food

    • @guppy8525
      @guppy8525 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      magnets1000 comrade doge

  • @YamiKisara
    @YamiKisara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What you kind of forgot to mention is that people wouldn't have this behind their shack like you did. Ice blocks were put in the basement and old basements are naturally around 5-10°C all year round and you could make a part of it colder by placing some ice blocks there (this was used to cool beer, for example). Or a small ice block was placed inside a metal container at the bottom of a kitchen pantry and it kept it nice and cool for about a week, then the ice had to be replenished (it's also why it wasn't advised to open the pantry too often, you'd only take out the groceries you needed and keep it shut at all other times, just like when mum scolds you about keeping the fridge open for too long). I reckon if you dug a decent sized metal container into the ground and stacked ice blocks around the walls it would keep all year round. At least in moderate climate, not in a hot place of course.

  • @movere358
    @movere358 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    That crystal-clear ice is beautiful...

  • @OlliWilkman
    @OlliWilkman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    My dad was ice cutting when he was young, in the Finnish countryside in the 1950s, before there was electricity in every house. They had cows and needed ice to keep milk cold before the dairy men came to collect it.

  • @sovietunion8087
    @sovietunion8087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's so satisfying when the top comes off and what remains looks like glass

  • @WellThatsSilly
    @WellThatsSilly 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Pulling those blocks out looks incredibly satisfying

  • @DJLoudRiver
    @DJLoudRiver 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Because some people might be interested in this: I live in the Central German Uplands and here people used to build big, house-shaped fames over which they poured water in the winter to make ice, which they then kept in cellars dug into the granite. This would keep things, most notably beer, cold all summer long. I can't speak for all of Germany, but where I am from, this is reasonably well documented.

  • @frozenwater2370
    @frozenwater2370 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This is like primitive technology yet still different, I like it!

    • @caccamerdaputtanaeva
      @caccamerdaputtanaeva 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ryan miller I think he means the TH-cam Channel primitive technology, that do surprising tutorial from the very point of start

    • @InsanePigeon
      @InsanePigeon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Primitive Technology evolves into this guy in time

  • @zenxity
    @zenxity 7 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Andy is so used to failures that he had low expectations for the Ice Box.

    • @spectrelex3051
      @spectrelex3051 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Honest your name describes this comment.

  • @lookingfordinosaurs
    @lookingfordinosaurs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live in International Falls! Its so cool you came here of all places!

  • @rawovunlapin8201
    @rawovunlapin8201 7 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    That's pretty... cool

  • @LyleLane
    @LyleLane 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3:54
    So cut through the heart, cold and clear
    Strike for love and strike for fear
    See the beauty, sharp and sheer
    Split the ice apart!
    And break the frozen heart
    😂😂

  • @AsterDXZ
    @AsterDXZ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Never knew Ice could be so interesting

  • @renatogdn
    @renatogdn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched it while high and with no sounds or context.
    VERY interesting video!
    So, this guy went on a hunt for ice, learned how to harvest it from some ancient people, got some bricks of ice home, BURIED IT, waited 1 month, checked if some food was spoiled and the end.

  • @davidbringle379
    @davidbringle379 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grew up in desert where you are dependent on refrigeration. A really cold winter day was 40F. My mind exploded the first time I spent winter in the upper Midwest. Leave food on the patio, it will freeze. What?!!! The name Icebox to indicate a refrigerator was odd too. Closest I was familiar with were ice factories built in the early 20th century to make cubed and block ice. Generally used for transit in the days before trucks had refrigerated trailers. The one in my hometown has been converted to restaurants and upscale shops. Thanks for producing this documentary.

  • @antonmotin7395
    @antonmotin7395 7 ปีที่แล้ว +389

    I just don't understand people of youtube. A buff guy, who shouts at camera and makes idiotic vlogs got millions of subs. This channel, that is SO interesting to watch and learn new things, got quarter of million. smh

    • @spectrelex3051
      @spectrelex3051 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Михаил Венедиктов yep. Quantity>quality when it comes to TH-cam. *sigh*

    • @fatsasquatch4183
      @fatsasquatch4183 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Михаил Венедиктов I never knew there was a channel about a buff guy screaming at a camera? Can I have a link to his channel please?

    • @2531Prasad
      @2531Prasad 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      same way a girl puts naked pictures on Instagram gets more likes then a guy who posts about how his trip to tallest mountain was.

    • @dannyvo7334
      @dannyvo7334 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Fat Sasquatch Logan Paul

    • @oshi_nobu
      @oshi_nobu 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Danny Vo tbh, he's entertaining tho

  • @TL-mc6lz
    @TL-mc6lz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Omg! I'm in love with that Minnesota accent! That's my favorite thing about the movie and show Fargo, but that old man is just too cute. Haha. Love what you do on this channel! So great.

    • @frogbear02
      @frogbear02 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      coming from Wisconsin... I didn't even realise that he was speaking with an accent until I went back and listened to it again XD

  • @TB-tz8dl
    @TB-tz8dl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is simply amazing. For everything you do, you meet new people and they all seem so kind and passionate. These videos make me want to meet people and engage in all sort of activities! Thank you!

  • @topilinkala1594
    @topilinkala1594 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember a milk farm from my youth in 60's in Finland. It was where my grandmother had her summer cottage. They had ice blocks covered with sawdust just outside the barn. The ice of course came from the same lake we swam during those summers we were there.

  • @baristurkmen2342
    @baristurkmen2342 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why is there something so satisfying about watching this ice being harvested? It’s just so perfect

  • @sbcinema
    @sbcinema 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In our family estate in Bavaria we still have a refrigerator that was operated with block ice, this method was still occasionally used until the end of the 1950s

  • @beny.4935
    @beny.4935 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks much clearer than the lenses you've made!

  • @windstorm9865
    @windstorm9865 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honestly give this man a show

  • @veo16
    @veo16 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    this guy is a legend. i hope hes doing well now. with the wealth of not just knowledge, but experience from having been through the gamut of odd jobs.
    in these videos we’re watching him as a first-timer in each job. hes doing a lot better than i would at the same tasks.

  • @blairalive
    @blairalive 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I HAVE SPENT EVERY SUMMER OF MY LIFE AT RAINY LAKE AND THIS MADE MY WEEK!

  • @harishchakrawarthy9940
    @harishchakrawarthy9940 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Somehow it is so satisfying to see the clear ice block removed from the lake.

  • @nick-vm6qx
    @nick-vm6qx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How do you have only 250k subs? You make some of the highest quality and original videos I've seen, just know that your efforts are affecting at least one person out there

  • @brandonvb8237
    @brandonvb8237 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    something so satisfying about this.

  • @theonefromk7602
    @theonefromk7602 7 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    reminds me of the opening scene from frozen lol

    • @javiersalazar492
      @javiersalazar492 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      omg i can't believe i was the only thinking that 😂

    • @RuptureEt
      @RuptureEt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@javiersalazar492 same

    • @sashospams
      @sashospams 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HmMmMm i wonder whyyyyy

    • @demonpatriot8994
      @demonpatriot8994 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Remind me of Antarcticite from Land of the Lustrous

  • @ZXY101
    @ZXY101 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    That was cool.
    Badum tiss

    • @nuwbers
      @nuwbers 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      xZXY101x your comment is pretty chill

    • @dacchy1645
      @dacchy1645 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nuwbers badummm tiss

    • @jokyyang6032
      @jokyyang6032 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow you guys are COLD

    • @moeman1933
      @moeman1933 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ZXY101 s

    • @memester4079
      @memester4079 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, what an ICY reception

  • @badoop3165
    @badoop3165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    STRONGER THAN ONE
    STRONGER THAN TEN
    STRONGER THAN ONE HUNDRED MEN!!!

  • @Razzy1312
    @Razzy1312 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Born of cold and winter air
    And mountain rain combining
    This icy force both foul and fair
    Has a frozen heart worth mining
    Cut through the heart, cold and clear
    Strike for love and strike for fear
    See the beauty sharp and sheer
    Split the ice apart
    And break the frozen heart!"

    • @lukespillman1313
      @lukespillman1313 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch your step!
      Let it go!
      Ah!
      Oh!
      Watch your step!
      Let it go!
      Beautiful!
      Powerful!
      Dangerous!
      Cold!
      Ice has magic
      Can’t be controlled
      Stronger than one!
      Stronger than ten!
      Stronger than a hundred men!

  • @dwaynewladyka577
    @dwaynewladyka577 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My dad who is close to 88 years of age remembers having an ice house on his parent's farm in Alberta, Canada, in the 1930s and 1940s.

  • @andrecarpy6890
    @andrecarpy6890 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That cube of ice looks beautiful

  • @brytekru7946
    @brytekru7946 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those blocks are absolutely beautiful in their perfection.

  • @AKSoapy29
    @AKSoapy29 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, great to see that people still do this! Just like you, I'm from Minnesota as well. Every year on a weekend around Christmas time, our family gathers at our cabin to spend time together, eat great food, and make ice! I created a time lapse of it a couple of years ago, and it's on my channel if you'd like to take a look. We use a chainsaw mounted on a custom rig to pull it along the ice, and we still use ice tongs and ramps and sawdust to preserve the ice for the summer. The reason we do this is because our cabin is on an island in northern Minnesota, and we don't have power. It's cool to go digging in the ice house in the middle of summer, and there's still ice! Sometimes people bury drinks to keep them cold ;)

    • @moodylicious
      @moodylicious 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ~ the makings for some serious memories!! Very Cool!!

  • @IAm-ce8eo
    @IAm-ce8eo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    hell yea, back to the good content

  • @thienle_tn
    @thienle_tn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The ice is so PRETTY!

  • @antman7673
    @antman7673 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, now I like refrigerators even more.

  • @lucasp7630
    @lucasp7630 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was so aesthetically pleasing

  • @DavidDDavidson1337
    @DavidDDavidson1337 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to work at a concrete plant during the summer and we would use 300lb blocks to control the concrete temp, you would sling it into large chippers that would then blow it into the mixer. While the blocks were not cut from lakes but made in a factory, was definitely a cool job.

  • @carsonkundolf3448
    @carsonkundolf3448 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My grandfather told me about this when he lived in Connecticut as a child, they would have warehouses of ice covered in saw dust and the Ice man would come to your house caring the ice with the hooks on his shoulders, at times they would just Walk in your house and put it in the ice box and walk out and shut the door.
    You would probably would had a better out come if you put the ice and food in a underground cellar or in a cooled insulated shed maybe. I see the food was fine but I would recommend if you do this again to try some how to find a caller.

  • @fireinthehole2272
    @fireinthehole2272 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a really nice guy, the iceman

  • @geoffreykha3401
    @geoffreykha3401 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    that's some satisfiying looking blocks of ice.Very smooth looking,very clear

  • @ReviewyCA
    @ReviewyCA 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Another great video :)
    The sawdust shot was very cinematic!

  • @eliaslynggaard9888
    @eliaslynggaard9888 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:49 Are nobody gonna talk about how RELAXING that looks?

  • @adamsherman5024
    @adamsherman5024 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing! the kind of knowledge i was craving as an Adirondacker..I have easy access to plenty of natural ice.

  • @lutheduck
    @lutheduck 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    where I live in mountain areas we store ice in hole under dried grass and it lasts entire summer... you dig a hole, stuff it with ice and ingredients you want to preserve, then cover it up with lot of dried grass.

  • @safe2speed271
    @safe2speed271 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like wating till all your vids are done then I can binge watch

  • @Thehamstersgiude2u
    @Thehamstersgiude2u 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video never fails at meeting my satisfactory needs, the perfect cut of clear ice. ❤️

  • @dexteraguirre2814
    @dexteraguirre2814 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow natural ice looks clear

  • @ThatVIPYouLove
    @ThatVIPYouLove 7 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    shouldve had unrefrifgerated food as a comparison to see if the ice was effective

    • @fejfo6559
      @fejfo6559 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Do you really need to see rotten food to know food goes bad in a month?

    • @MetaBloxer
      @MetaBloxer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      While it would have been neat to see, most of that would have been a ball of mold or brown scraps on a month, especially the meat.

    • @ThatVIPYouLove
      @ThatVIPYouLove 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      yeah, I don't typically store foods for a month just to see what it looks like

    • @404killer
      @404killer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol, do you want to fuck up his fridge with that mouldy stuff? :P

    • @ryandavis3336
      @ryandavis3336 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I would've like to see the same stuff refrigerated in a modern refrigerator for comparison

  • @RealRuler2112
    @RealRuler2112 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    About a quarter of your videos, I don't think I want to watch because of the subject matter. I do because I know how your channel is and always, always, always learn a ton of stuff that I never even thought of before. It's not often that I watch a video that I'm not really interested in the subject matter of & end up being sucked into and indeed sad when the video ends. Your whole channel is chuck full of super-interesting videos.

  • @ajeisenberg
    @ajeisenberg 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The amount of effort that goes into making these videos is INSANE!!

  • @lostnative4295
    @lostnative4295 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At !HowToMakeAnyThing! Try salting the sawdust to see if it would help preserve food longer, my theory is as a chef we use salt to help keep the ice from melting 🤗😎😁

  • @johnlupo9577
    @johnlupo9577 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My father had a fishing resort known as Pine Crest Lodge near Westport Ontario. When he first bought the resort in the 1959’s

  • @renvincentquimat3896
    @renvincentquimat3896 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel really needs more subs

  • @bilbo_gamers6417
    @bilbo_gamers6417 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would recommend digging a kind of basement-dungeon under your house to keep the ice, that would keep the stuff frozen almost forever.

  • @jmnori
    @jmnori 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This, I have to admit, is incredibly satisfying.

  • @cutcc
    @cutcc 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was quite satisfying to watch, and the music gives off a Minecraft vibe lol.

  • @cheesamcheah7640
    @cheesamcheah7640 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's some cutting edge technology

  • @Bus-cz4vy
    @Bus-cz4vy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy should have 10 million subscribers! All the work he does is incredible compared to other youtubers! Keep on working man!

  • @zachattack1084
    @zachattack1084 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The ice cutters looked like they were having fun

  • @codyl.7120
    @codyl.7120 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    That clear ice is beautiful..

  • @csx_cat5893
    @csx_cat5893 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    the perfectly square clear ice was sooo satisfying

  • @jdwest34
    @jdwest34 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    My great grand father cut ice on Lake Minnetonka in the early 1900s.

  • @TVJohnsta
    @TVJohnsta 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I deliver ice for a living so this is kind of a neat video for me.

  • @nayotorres111
    @nayotorres111 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    for some reason that was satisfying

  • @senditsupplyco.8824
    @senditsupplyco.8824 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My grandparents live in international falls

  • @mat_name_whatever
    @mat_name_whatever 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    mostly watching this because of how satisfying the ice cubes look *-*

  • @AldoSchmedack
    @AldoSchmedack 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, a place I have been to before! Pretty cool!

  • @SouthPark333Gaming
    @SouthPark333Gaming 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is one of your best videos so far!

  • @jugernautshaw9338
    @jugernautshaw9338 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    We now have fridges with fridges within and fridges with i pads built in.......and this man is like 70 still cutting ice by hand.....THAT MY PEOPLE IS WHAT YOU CALLED DEDICATION

  • @potatowithatoe8045
    @potatowithatoe8045 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The ice looks so aesthetic!

  • @daringigliotti1102
    @daringigliotti1102 7 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Will you be going over chemical preservation?

    • @htme
      @htme  7 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      When I originally planed this series out, I was only going to cover natural preservation methods. However now I feel chemical preservatives are kind of the elephant in the room and that I really should tackle them as well. I'm still working out the details of how to do it, as it usually involves sourcing a bunch of exotic chemicals and doing a long series of chemical reactions. Worst case scenario it'll be something I'll come back to at a later time when I have better resources.

    • @1224chrisng
      @1224chrisng 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Formaldehyde ?

    • @cuulcars
      @cuulcars 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Even just basic chemical preservation such as using salt to preserve meat would count as "chemical preservation."
      Check out this website for "natural chemical preservation": www.fao.org/docrep/v5030e/v5030e0d.htm

    • @Mandragara
      @Mandragara 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Contact the food science department at a local university, they love outreach stuff.

    • @cuulcars
      @cuulcars 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Mandragara Great suggestion!

  • @mosesmanaka8109
    @mosesmanaka8109 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You must pack the ice on top of each other to form a type of Eglo with the sawdust covering the outside of the ice blocks to insulate it from the sun.
    Preferably digging a hole would be more effective.

  • @moodylicious
    @moodylicious 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:27 VERY good point!!!! Definitely spot on!!
    What a great job you do with these productions!
    I am impressed
    tysm!

  • @princezsshorts3209
    @princezsshorts3209 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i use to live were we used a chainsaw to cut ice blocks, we had a big hole in the ground with a covering and and actual fridge, as our fridge. i think that was late 90's. i remember stepping into the fridge like it was narnia (it hadn't come out yet) and then down the giant ice blocks to get the jug of milk or eggs

  • @seanhampson4126
    @seanhampson4126 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's amazing! I had no clue it would still work that well with the ice melted that far! Great video keep em coming!

  • @r3nnh0p3z6
    @r3nnh0p3z6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The mustache is his authenticity badge

  • @johnnykhoury9656
    @johnnykhoury9656 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The literal definition of quality over quantity

  • @eyeswallowcome7259
    @eyeswallowcome7259 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is oddly satisfying

  • @laquerhead1
    @laquerhead1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:47 what a nice old chap

  • @RandomExperiments
    @RandomExperiments 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Î knew about the old ice refrigerators, but it's nice to see how effective it really is. Nice video! :)

  • @DaarkCloud
    @DaarkCloud 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Local history! I live in Duluth, MN which is not too far from I. Falls

  • @TomCraigCanvasHost
    @TomCraigCanvasHost 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep going dude. You are good people! I've kept hammering away at something for the last 20 years.. It is now beginning to work. Lesson learned, is never give up, defy, but learn, from your critics, whilst bearing in mind that they may not be correct. :)

  • @elijahhutchinson3031
    @elijahhutchinson3031 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just imagine how much cooler they'll be in summmmeeerrrrrrrr 🎶

  • @masonvillegas3434
    @masonvillegas3434 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    When you hear"we'll back in the old days" you know it's gonna get good.

    • @frogbear02
      @frogbear02 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @KeanuBodypillo g ok snowflake (im not actually offended, just so you know XD)

  • @queen-elsa-arendelle
    @queen-elsa-arendelle 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember these guys getting pretty concerned when they found out about my powers. Gotta hand it to them though, as long as they fill every family's ice box, I'm happy.

  • @CrazyDanishHacker
    @CrazyDanishHacker 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video

  • @dwaynewladyka577
    @dwaynewladyka577 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Go north of Minnesota to the Canadian province of Manitoba in the winter. You would have no problems getting all the ice you'd need.

  • @xorxpert
    @xorxpert 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMFG I WENT TO THE SAME EXACT PLACE A FEW YEARS AGO! Even went to the paper mill the the local bars. It was a great time.

  • @juanfranciscobrizuela
    @juanfranciscobrizuela 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You answered so many of my questions with this video. Thank you!

  • @lukespillman1313
    @lukespillman1313 ปีที่แล้ว

    Born of cold and winter air
    And mountain rain combining
    This icy force both foul and fair
    Has frozen heart worth mining
    So cut through the heart
    Cold and clear
    Strike for love and
    Strike for fear
    See the beauty sharp and sheer
    Split the ice apart
    And break the frozen heart

  • @PJRewind4real
    @PJRewind4real 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have lived in Canada all my life and not once have I heard someone with a real Canadian accent until this video