I agree with this. Melting ice outside of a bath has 2 functions, drying the thin melted layer and thermal exchange from thermal layer. I thought of this like fins on a heatsink and the melted ice on the exterior as thermal paste.
Also this has variables and would need a test to determine but this was my initial thought also.
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Reply to comment by bisnotyourarmy in Will water ice melt faster if allowed to drain, or remain in the meltwater? by terjeboe
I agree with this. Melting ice outside of a bath has 2 functions, drying the thin melted layer and thermal exchange from thermal layer. I thought of this like fins on a heatsink and the melted ice on the exterior as thermal paste.
Also this has variables and would need a test to determine but this was my initial thought also.