# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/41 "2009-05-12T17:50:03Z")
Am I the only person who is going with A? Now, depending on laziness factor at the time, it may be a D… ---
**Author:** ![daygecko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@daygecko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daygecko)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/42 "2009-05-12T17:53:43Z")
> [@imfloating](#): > > I live on a boat. I just toss it overboard. Does this count as bailing? 😃 ‘Kick it under the table’ for me. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/43 "2009-05-12T17:57:55Z")
It depends on the ice cube. I bought a mold to make ice-spheres which are a little larger than a golf ball. Those always get rinsed. Lesser ice cubes get put in the cat’s water, or, if my partner won’t be home for a couple of hours, left on the rented cheap fake-oleum floor to melt. ---
**Author:** ![PeacePlease](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@PeacePlease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeacePlease)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/44 "2009-05-12T18:05:00Z")
I love that there are so many are Ds. I’m a 50/50 C or D and I own. But I’m with whoever said that rent or own, I treat the abode the same way. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/45 "2009-05-12T18:08:29Z")
I am A Wold Class Slob. (Should that be an acronym?) It goes right into the drink. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/46 "2009-05-12T18:14:05Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I don’t use ice, but it’d likely be a D if I did, though C and E are also possibilities. Drink your whiskey neat, do you? Me too. I rinse it off. Not for long, just a quick splash. Seems faster than going back to the freezer for a new cube. When using ice, I almost always use two cubes, so just letting it go and moving on would make a noticeable difference to my beverage. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/47 "2009-05-12T18:46:57Z")
C) pick it up and toss it in the sink (i.e. discard it) ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/48 "2009-05-12T18:51:02Z")
Before I got an icemaker, it was B. Now it’s C. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/49 "2009-05-12T19:17:42Z")
> [@Walkabout](#): > > f) Put it in the cats’ water dish. Anything but D, and it all hinges on when the floor was last washed. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/50 "2009-05-12T19:34:16Z")
> [@Walkabout](#): > > f) Put it in the cats’ water dish. This is what I do. Especially if it results in a cat getting splashed. ---
**Author:** ![SharkB8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@SharkB8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharkB8)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/51 "2009-05-12T19:35:45Z")
C and if I’m particularly lazy that day, D. I have been known to practice both methods. I have a dog who will scoop them up, but on occasion, he can be lazy too. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/52 "2009-05-12T19:49:23Z")
(E) if the dogs are around, © if they’re not. ---
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/53 "2009-05-12T19:54:04Z")
C. Not because I’m afraid of scary floor germ-ins but because it’s FUN. Sometimes I hit the disposal, perfect swoosh. Most times though, ice comes rocketing back out of the sink as though coming out of a half-pipe at high speed. It’s the little things. Bonus points if I pick it up w/ my toes _and_ make a basket. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/54 "2009-05-12T19:55:11Z")
I call my dog Kharma. She would kill for an ice cube. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/55 "2009-05-12T20:12:27Z")
I’ll do C most of the time. My ice cubes blend in with the color of my floor tho’, so if it takes any more than 3 seconds to find the ice cube; it stays where it’s at. Which usually means I’ll be stepping in a wet puddle about 30 minutes later. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/56 "2009-05-12T20:20:37Z")
E. Which turns into (checks thread) G) sit in wet spot on the couch where the dog went to play with her new toy. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/57 "2009-05-12T22:33:06Z")
Probably B, but I rarely use ice cubes. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/58 "2009-05-12T22:53:22Z")
I’ll toss it in the sink. I had a friend who used to yell: “Pick that up - it’ll leave a clean spot!!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/59 "2009-05-12T23:10:37Z")
B is good enough for me. ---
**Author:** ![wunderkammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed8c4c/32.png) [@wunderkammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wunderkammer)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152/60 "2009-05-12T23:18:57Z")
B. My fridge is a dorm fridge with a freezer section that only holds two ice cube trays, and under normal circumstances I go through ice cubes almost as fast as I can replenish them, so the stuff is precious. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-ice-cube-on-the-floor/496152.md?page=4)