Slurry ice

Slurry ice is like a big bucket of ice cubes, but it's already slightly melted into a mushy, slushy texture. It's made by mixing water with tiny ice particles, kind of like snow, to create a thick liquid that stays cold and can be used to chill things down really quickly.

Imagine you're making lemonade on a hot summer day. If you just added ice cubes to the lemonade, they would melt pretty quickly and dilute the drink. But if you added slurry ice instead, it would stay colder for longer and keep your lemonade nice and refreshing without watering it down too much.

Slurry ice is also really useful for things like transporting live fish or seafood, because it stays cold and won't freeze the animals like regular ice would. Plus, it's softer and easier to scoop and pour than hard ice cubes.

So basically, slurry ice is like a super cool (pun intended) way to keep things cold and fresh without making a complete mess.