# What show? Man killed by icicle in freezer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-show-man-killed-by-icicle-in-freezer/594785 "2011-08-31T21:03:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-show-man-killed-by-icicle-in-freezer/594785/21 "2011-09-01T14:11:20Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Would an icicle really be sharp enough to impale you if you accidentally bumped your head against it? IIRC they used a melon to prove the concept. I guess if you jerked upwards into it hard enough it’s “Plausible.” ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-show-man-killed-by-icicle-in-freezer/594785/22 "2011-09-01T14:16:40Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > IIRC they used a melon to prove the concept. I guess if you jerked upwards into it hard enough it’s “Plausible.” You recall correctly. I rewatched the scene, searching for the episode. ---
**Author:** ![Bytegeist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Bytegeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bytegeist)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-show-man-killed-by-icicle-in-freezer/594785/23 "2011-09-01T15:01:29Z")
> [@nonacetone](#): > > … it was a bullet made of ice … Be sure to tune in next week, when Mr. Murderer runs over Mr. Victim in a _car_ made of ice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-show-man-killed-by-icicle-in-freezer/594785.md?page=1)