An ice ball mold can turn a simple block of ice into a perfect sphere. Credit: Popular Science, 1874, public domain Spherical molds do have benefits of their own, too.

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However, there’s so much more fun to be had with ice if you really get into it. If you’ve ever wondered how pretentious cocktail bars make their fancy ice spheres or transparent cubes, read on!

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