Halloween Science – Where Do I Get Dry Ice?
Halloween season is the time to make bubbling potions, burping bubbles and low lying fog. The main ingredient in all of these concoctions (besides warm water) is dry ice. During the Halloween season, we get a lot of calls and emails from our customers looking for more information on dry ice. So here’s the low down on dry ice…please leave us a comment below if you have any additional questions on dry ice and our experts will do their best to answer.
What is Dry Ice?
Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is part of the Earth’s atmosphere. Only about 0.035% of our atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide. Most of the air we breathe is nitrogen (79%) and oxygen (20%). Plants use it for photosynthesis and we breath it out.
It is colder than ice made from water at -109.3°F (-78.5°C). Due to it’s extreme cold temperature, it must be handled with insulated gloves. It is used to keep food cold during shipping. When dry ice melts, it turns into a gas and not a liquid, like water.
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