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Originally Posted by Addlib123
Is putting ice in you safe? I have seen a lot of dares involving ice, but am always too hesitant to do them because I'm not sure if they are safe.
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I shall elaborate on Sindrato's reply.
Short answer: Yes. It's possible to do yourself real damage, but rather unlikely.
Risks:
Burns
This is the main one. It's surprisingly easy to get cold burns from things - especially on sensitive areas. These are likely to be superficial, and should heal quickly in a day or two. As Sindrato says, look out for numbness and skin discoloration as warning signs.
Physical injury
Ice is hard, and can have sharp edges where it has recently broken. The sharp edges soon melt, so as long as you bear in mind it's a solid object,you should be good.
Hypothermia
Large quantites of ice/standing under cold shower may actually drop your core temperature low enough to be dangerous. You will need to get very cold for a prolonged period of time however. Assuming you live somewhere where dying of cold isn't an issue tho, this again you should soon recover from - but don't do things like go to sleep in a bath of ice, because that might end unfortunately.