This fog machine is based around dry ice, so you’ll need to source that from an external supplier. The machine consists of a closed container filled with hot water, inside which is a movable ...

Without dry ice, junior high proms wouldn’t have been the same, halloween parties wouldn’t be as spooky, and 1980s music videos wouldn’t have been so epic.

Dry ice is just plain old carbon dioxide, frozen solid at a very low temperature (-109 degrees Fahrenheit, to be exact). When it comes into contact with a liquid—or at room temperature—it ...

Dry ice—or solid carbon dioxide, ... So what can you do with dry ice? Sure, you can make artificial fog and other smoky special effects. But the possibilities certainly don’t end there.

Dry ice is basically frozen carbon dioxide. Adding water changes it from a solid into a gas, creating a dense fog. It’s a cheap and no-fuss special effect.

Since dry ice is simply solid carbon dioxide — and carbon dioxide is what gives soda its fizz — you can use a chunk of the stuff to make your own carbonated beverage.