# What is the name of the shape of a modern ice cube?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 24, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-shape-of-a-modern-ice-cube/341444 "2006-01-24T21:02:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-shape-of-a-modern-ice-cube/341444/21 "2006-01-25T19:24:34Z")

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> [@Baine](#):
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> “Fill this cup with ice.”  
> “I dropped a piece of ice on the floor.”

“Sure hope I get a piece of ice tonight.”

Did I say that out loud? :eek:

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-shape-of-a-modern-ice-cube/341444/22 "2006-01-25T19:37:29Z")

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I don’t know what you’re talking about. [My ice cubes](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=821&item=7207195250) don’t look anything like that. 😃

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