Eating dry ice is harmless to the body. Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide. Edible dry ice does not contain any toxins, but it cannot be eaten directly. At normal temperature or human body temperature, eating dry ice will instantly absorb heat and become a gas with extremely low temperature. In this process, the extremely low temperature produced by food dry ice will directly corrode or hurt human skin and throat, which is very dangerous.
Use of dry ice:
1, used to refrigerate food, because dry ice is a good coolant, which can form a lower temperature environment when preserving food, which is beneficial to food storage.
2, used to make stage effects, because dry ice can directly rise to low temperature, dry carbon dioxide gas, so it can form a virtual cloud effect, often used in stage performances.
3. Used for industrial cleaning. Because dry ice is easy to float, it can be used to clean dirt on the mold surface in industrial production without damaging the equipment.
4. Used in the field of food, edible dry ice is often added to ice cream and drinks as an ingredient, which is cool and delicious when drinking, greatly improving the taste of drinks.
5, used for cleaning: dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) can make clothes float in the air, and can be cleaned without water for a few minutes.
6, used in the medical field: cryotherapy, hospital plasma, medical drug preservation.