want a drink of cold water
but can't be arsed to wait for it to cool down in the fridge. Fill a water bottle, stick a good few ice cubes in and give it a good shake. The ice being mixed up in the water will lower the temperature quicker than just putting the water in the fridge or even in the freezer.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 15:57, 14 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Must use thin ice cubes then.
Altenatively; Pour some water into a glass, and then add ice cubes.
(Spaff_Quaffer Wise fwom your gwave., Wed 30 Jun 2010, 17:52, Reply)

simply, pour some
glasses of water when it's cold, say February, and save them for the summer.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Wed 30 Jun 2010, 20:25, Reply)

the agitation
causes the water to cool down faster than just sticking ice cubes in an leaving it to stand
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 22:29, Reply)

solution to that
keep a bottle in the freezer with a small amount of water already in it.

Mmm, lovely refreshing cold water.
(no way hose is staring unemployment in the face on, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 14:10, Reply)

To make it even colder
get a large bowl add tap water, ice and a crap load of salt.

then chuck you bottle of water in, a few minutes later, cold drinks.

*also works with warm beer.
( Terry Oblong There's nobody here but us chickens on, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 1:43, Reply)

Er
Won't the Ice cubes eventually melt and dilute your drink?
(kitescreech still here, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 21:17, Reply)

Yeah,
"put ice-cubes in a drink to make it colder" isn't exactly a secret that people need to be let in on.
(Spleep Shit, or get off the internet., Fri 2 Jul 2010, 8:53, Reply)

it's shaking it up don't occur to people though
by shaking it up, you increase the speed that the heat from the water melts the ice (or in another sense, it moves the cold from the ice all through the water faster). if it just sits there, as most people do, it takes ages for the ice to melt and do its job ie the cold stays localised.
This is a trick a good bar tender would be well familiar with. Chuck some ice in and shake your cocktail.
( Sextant goes to him is emotionally erect, on this day, Mon 5 Jul 2010, 11:40, Reply)

I don't have a problem with drinking diluted water

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 2 Jul 2010, 14:23, Reply)

Yes, but you get on with the business of having the drink and don't let them melt.
Ice from the freezer is about -18C (depending on the setting), you put it in a drink and it will draw the heat from the liquid to raise the temperature of the ice. Then, it needs a shit load of heat energy to turn the 0°C ice to 0°C water.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Mon 5 Jul 2010, 12:16, Reply)

Hot water freezes faster than cold water.
It's the Mpemba effect.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Fri 2 Jul 2010, 9:01, Reply)

I've got...
...a cloud of frozen steam in my freezer. It's a bit like snow, but really spaced out.
(NoveltyCondomHead Clanks Wams., Fri 2 Jul 2010, 12:04, Reply)

that's not necessarily true

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 2 Jul 2010, 14:23, Reply)

Yeah
first time I did this, I was surprised at how quickly it works. Throw a few cubes of ice in a cocktail shaker, and shake it up with a water/rum/cordial/sour mix. 30s of shaking and the ice is almost gone and the outside of the shaker starts frosting up. Impressive.
( Sextant goes to him is emotionally erect, on this day, Mon 5 Jul 2010, 11:42, Reply)