The bold question-askers at What If show how dry ice can instantly freeze flesh and why it causes intense pain.

Without dry ice, junior high proms wouldn’t have been the same, halloween parties wouldn’t be as spooky, and 1980s music videos wouldn’t have been so epic.

When dry ice “melts”, it turns back into carbon dioxide, and the pressure of that gas can cause its container — like your freezer — to explode. Instead, ...