Mabey "ice" is slang for cardimine.

That's my guess.

Or diamonds.

Oooh, very good point. I agree, now that I think about it.

You can trade water...
Oh really who's gonna trade ice? I very much doubt they'll pay better price for cubes than diamonds.

As far as i know "ice" is the slang term for diamonds, so i agree with guptasa1.

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I seem to recall reading that ICE is water. Water is transported in ice form because it is easier to haul (besides, water would naturally form into ice in free space, wouldn't it)?

Anyway, just thought I would mention that. I'm pretty sure I remember reading it somewhere, Ice=water.



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Ice is sland for diamonds, but perhaps its an acronym, I-C-E, like DSE mabye?

No water would not be hauled in ice-form,... in ice form the mass expands,... so in liquid form you can transport m0re of it!

My physics are really rusty.

I thought components expanded when they were heated up, and contracted when they cooled. Wouldn't this mean that ice actually takes up LESS room than water?

On the other hand, I do remember a Mr. Wizards World episode where they had ice floating in glass of water and although the tips of the ice extended beyond the surface of the water, when they melted the water level did not change. So yeah, that adds weight to the argument that ice takes up more room than water. But maybe that is a displacement thing, totally different than mass.

I thought ice was more dense than water, which goes back to the other side of the coin, that ice is more profitable to carry than water...

Of course, this is all a moot point, but it's fun to discuss because I don't want to work and I still have 5 hours left until I can go home and play more Freelancer.



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What he meant by mass expanding is that as water freezes it expands (it's the only compound that does this, AFAIK, and it expands as it heats from water to vapor too) so it's volume increases and it's density decreases. That's why ice floats in water. 1 cubic cm of ice weighs less than 1 cubic cm of water, and when 1 cubic cm of ice melts it is less than 1 cubic cm of water. So if it were to be transported, it would be most efficient to move it as a liquid, but it would be difficult in space to keep it from freezing. Ever put a beer in the freezer to cool it off quick and then it explodes? Imagine the same thing with a cargo ship

Engines produce heat,... just divert some to the cargo hold,... np!

There is no New Florida either, and contracts to ship anything are non-existant. And I've never seen eco-terrorists in the Liberty system...

Wait, gaining and losing ICE? Perhaps it is a rating...