Can u buy dry ice in stores?
Yes many have it but be aware of the dangers of it also. Prolonged exposure to dry ice can cause severe skin damage through cold burns, and the fog produced may also hinder attempts to withdraw from contact in a safe manner. Because it sublimates into large quantities of carbon dioxide gas, which could displace oxygen-containing air and pose a danger of asphyxiation, dry ice should only be exposed to open air in a well-ventilated environment. For this reason, dry ice is assigned the S-phrase S9 in the context of laboratory safety. Industrial dry ice may contain contaminants that make it unsafe for applications where it comes into direct contact with foodstuffs. Although dry ice is not classified as a dangerous substance by the European Union, or as a hazardous material by the DOT for ground transportation, when shipped by air or water, it is regulated as a dangerous good and IATA packing instruction 904 (IATA PI 904) requires that it be labelled specially, including a diamond-shaped bl