I was in the workshop performing a silver soldering job.

Frozen Solid!

Requiring to quench the job I went outside to the water butt only to find it frozen.

Going, Going….

Undaunted I dropped the item in, idly watching it ‘sizzle’ its way into the ice.

Gone!!

And then the penny dropped!  Before I could react, in a flurry of bubbles, it went straight to the bottom.

Just have to wait until the thaw.