Why Cold Drinks Were Deadly Before 1914

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0:00 The Frozen Monopoly
4:40 How To Stop Ice From Melting
8:06 An Icy Welcome
10:52 The Rise Of The Ice King
14:32 How Ice Transformed Cities
18:29 The First Ice Machine
23:22 Why is the back of the fridge hot?
25:45 Natural Ice Is Deadly
27:14 Would the world be different without refrigeration?

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Writers: Darius Garewal u0026 Casper Mebius
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Presenters: Derek Muller u0026 Gregor Čavlović
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Music from Epidemic Sound