# Poll: Ice cube on the floor. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 12, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152 "2009-05-12T12:53:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/1 "2009-05-12T12:53:42Z")
This is possibly the most piddling, insignificant question ever posted in this forum, but here goes. . . While fixing yourself a beverage, you’re standing in front of the fridge getting some ice. An ice cube slips out of your hand and lands in front of your feet. All else being equal, are you most likely to: A) pick it up and put it in your glass. B) pick it up, rinse it off with tap water, and put it in your glass. C) pick it up and toss it in the sink (i.e. discard it). D) kick it under the fridge. I can’t be the only one who usually picks D), can I? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/2 "2009-05-12T12:56:39Z")
Dunno if you’re the only D, but I’m a C. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/3 "2009-05-12T12:56:50Z")
E) Leave it. The two dogs will fight each other to be able to chew on an ice cube. If the dogs are not around, I’ll toss it in the sink. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/4 "2009-05-12T13:00:47Z")
f) Put it in the cats’ water dish. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/5 "2009-05-12T13:12:06Z")
C) when the dog isn’t around and E) when he is. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/6 "2009-05-12T13:16:10Z")
E) Look down at him and say “Get the hell off the floor, O’Shea”. Ok, ok…no, you’re not the only one doing the fridge-kick. D for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/7 "2009-05-12T13:19:01Z")
I’m a C. For those of you Ds, do you own or rent your house? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/8 "2009-05-12T13:22:15Z")
I’m definitely a C. Unless it’s the ONLY ice cube in the tray, which is exceedingly rare, in which case I might be a B out of desperation. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/9 "2009-05-12T13:22:43Z")
No dogs, so C all the way. Our kitchen has hardwood floors so D is NOT a good choice. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/10 "2009-05-12T13:25:25Z")
Most of the time, C. If I’m low on cubes, A - then just add extra alcohol to that mix to kill off the germs. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/11 "2009-05-12T13:28:29Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > For those of you Ds, do you own or rent your house? Rent. I can’t imagine a puddle of water that takes a few hours to evaporate is going to cause all that much damage the plastic tiles on our floor (on a spot that’s going to be visible maybe once a decade, for a few minutes at a time). ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/12 "2009-05-12T13:33:45Z")
I don’t use ice, but it’d likely be a D if I did, though C and E are also possibilities. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/13 "2009-05-12T13:40:53Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > E) Leave it. The two dogs will fight each other to be able to chew on an ice cube. > > If the dogs are not around, I’ll toss it in the sink. F) It’s the only toy our oldest cat will play with. When she hears ice, she comes running and begs for a cube. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/14 "2009-05-12T13:54:29Z")
(E) Yell “There’s ice on the floor!” When one of my grandsons was about five he was getting some ice water from the front of the fridge. One of the ice cubes missed his cup and landed on the floor. He yelled “There’s ice on the floor!” and my wife and I simultaneously replied “Well, pick it up!” But now “There’s ice on the floor” has become sort of a running gag in our house when a piece of ice falls on the floor. To answer the OP seriously, though – © I pick it up and toss it in the sink. ---
**Author:** ![bink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@bink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bink)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/15 "2009-05-12T13:55:34Z")
> [@Walkabout](#): > > f) Put it in the cats’ water dish. Bingo. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/16 "2009-05-12T14:20:53Z")
E now that we have a dog. If he hears the trays coming out, he comes running, and will give us a dirty glare if they get put back in the freezer without him getting his toy. Post marriage and pre dog, C Pre marriage and pre dog, D, or actually, uh, G? Don’t even bother kicking it. Just let it melt wherever it falls. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/17 "2009-05-12T14:33:52Z")
Sometimes C, mostly B. I know some people that will always pick C, reasoning that once it touches the floor, it’s covered in AIDS, e-coli, and swine flu. Um, folks? Rinsing it off is pretty much the same as sterilizing it. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/18 "2009-05-12T14:55:22Z")
C. B seems kind of pointless, because, well, it’s an ice cube. I have hundreds of 'em. Plus, I’ll use more water rinsing it off than I would use to make another cube, so environmentally it’s a loss. In case that figures into anyone’s reasoning. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_White](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Sue\_White](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_White)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/19 "2009-05-12T14:59:51Z")
I guess I’m a slob- but D… and I own. It’s not going to make that big of a deal. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/20 "2009-05-12T15:00:13Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Sometimes C, mostly B. > > I know some people that will always pick C, reasoning that once it touches the floor, it’s covered in AIDS, e-coli, and swine flu. Um, folks? Rinsing it off is pretty much the same as sterilizing it. I agree, though I still usually do C (I did B more often when I could just turn around and the sink was a foot and a half away). Unless, like Anaamika, I’m running low on ice.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152.md?page=2)