If you have to leave your car outside overnight, you know what a pain it is to defrost the windshield on those cold mornings. An ice scraper works, but it can take a lot of energy, time and frozen fingers. And using your car’s defrost feature is effective, but you’re bound to wait a while for it to work — and you’ll waste gas in the process.
But one Knoxville, Tennessee, weatherman has a solution for quickly defrosting your car, and it just might change your life — or at the very least your mornings. Ken Weathers (yes, that’s the weatherman’s real name) of WATE 6 shared a recipe for a simple mixture that will get rid of the frost on your windshield in seconds.
The secret ingredients? Isopropyl or rubbing alcohol and water. Weathers explains the solution in a video that was originally posted a year ago but has picked up steam again in the past few weeks as we brace for another winter. (The video’s been viewed more than 16 million times!)
Here’s what you do: Mix ⅓ part water and ⅔ part isopropyl or rubbing alcohol together and pour into a spray bottle. Spray the solution onto your windshield, and voila! You’ll see the ice disappear instantly.
“The reason why this works is rubbing alcohol has a freezing point of 138 degrees below freezing so you can always keep this mixture in your car and it will never freeze,” Weathers explained in the video.
Some commenters expressed concern that the alcohol could ruin the paint on the car, but Weathers said that it would only be small amounts that would actually come in contact with the paint. He also added that if you wash and/or wax your car when recommended (or when it is dirty) by your manufacturer, you shouldn’t have any issues with most things that come in contact with the paint’s surface.
https://www.today.com/home/defrost-windshield-solution-t106477
just build a flame thrower, and get on with it already
oh I would love to have one of those! haha
My horse ain’t gotz no windshield, but the alkyhol sounds good.
🙂
‘An ice scraper works, but it can take a lot of energy, time and frozen fingers. ‘ ???? uh…gloves?
mary, this method must be for those of us in Texas that have an occasional icy windshield and because of this we skimp on the gloves. 🙂
You Dakoters know better than us Texians.
“Dakoters”? Never heard that one before. LOL
Common State Demonyms
Alabama: Alabamians, Alabama, ‘Bamer
Alaska: Alaskan, Ice Chipper, Inuit/Inuk, Aleut/Aleutian, Haida, Inupiaq
Arizona: Arizonan, Arizonian, Sand Cutter
Arkansas: Arkansan, Arkie, Arkansawyer
California: Californian, Californiac, Californio
Colorado: Coloradan, Coloradoan
Connecticut: Connecticuter, Connecticotian, Connecticutian, Nutmegger
Delaware: Delawarean, Muskrat
District of Columbia: Washingtonian
Florida: Floridian, Floridan
Georgia: Georgian
Hawaii: Hawaiian, Malihini, Kama’aina, Islander
Idaho: Idahoan, Idahoer
Illinois: Illinoisan, Illinoian, Illinoyer, Illini
Indiana: Indianian, Indianer, Hoosier
Iowa: Iowan, Hawkeye, Iowegian
Kansas: Kansan, Kanser, Jayhawk
Kentucky: Kentuckian, Kentucker, Kentuckeyite
Louisiana: Louisianian, Louisianan, Cajun
Maine: Mainer, Mainiac, Down Easter
Maryland: Marylander, Marylandian
Massachusetts: Massachusettsan, Bay Stater, Massachusite
Michigan: Michiganian, Michigander, Michiganese, Michigine, Michiganite, Wolverine
Minnesota: Minnesotan
Mississippi: Mississippian, Mississipper
Missouri: Missourian
Montana: Montanan
Nebraska: Nebraskan, Cornhusker
Nevada: Nevadan, Nevadian
New Hampshire: New Hampshirites, New Hampshireman, Granite Stater
New Jersey: New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite, Jerseyite
New Mexico: New Mexican
New York: New Yorker, Empire Stater
North Carolina: North Carolinian, Tar Heel
North Dakota: North Dakotan, NoDak
Ohio: Ohioan, Buckeye
Oklahoma: Oklahoman, Oklahomians, Okie, Sooner
Oregon: Oregonian, Oregoner
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvanian, Pennamite
Rhode Island: Rhode Islander, Rhodian
South Carolina: South Carolinian, South Carolinan, Sandlapper
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Tennessee: Tennessean, Volunteer, Big Bender, Butternut
Texas: Texan, Texian, Tejano
Utah: Utahn, Utahan
Vermont: Vermonter
Virginia: Virginian
Washington: Washingtonian, ‘Toner
West Virginia: West Virginian, Mountaineer
Wisconsin: Wisconsinite, Cheesehead, Badger
Wyoming: Wyomingite, Wyomingian, Wyoman
State, district or territory Official
(recommended by U.S. GPO)[1] Official, unofficial, or informal alternatives
Alabama Alabamian Alabaman[2][3], Bammer[4]
Alaska Alaskan Ice Chipper[5]
American Samoa† American Samoan
Arizona Arizonan Sand Cutter[6]
Arkansas Arkansan Arkansawyer,[7] Arkie[8]
California Californian Californio (archaic)
Colorado Coloradan Coloradoan (archaic)[9][10]
Connecticut Connecticuter Connecticotian,[11] Connecticutensian,[11] Nutmeg,[11] Nutmegger[11]
Delaware Delawarean Blue Hen’s Chicken,[12] Muskrat[12][13]
District of Columbia† Washingtonian
Florida Floridian Alligator,[14] Cracker,[15] Fly-Up-the-Creek[14]
Georgia Georgian Buzzard, Cracker, Goober-grabber[16]
Guam† Guamanian
Hawaii Hawaiian Islander,[17] Kama’aina. The Associated Press Stylebook restricts use of “Hawaiian” to people of Native Hawaiian descent.[18]
Idaho Idahoan Fortune Seekers[19]
Illinois Illinoisan Illinoisian, Illinoian, Flatlander,[20] Sucker, Sand-hiller, Egyptian[21]
Indiana Hoosier Indianan (former GPO demonym replaced by Hoosier in 2016)[1]
Iowa Iowan Hawkeye[22]
Kansas Kansan Sunflower, Jayhawker, Grasshopper[23]
Kentucky Kentuckian Corncracker[24]
Louisiana Louisianian Cajun
Maine Mainer Down Easter or Downeaster,[25] Mainiac,[26] Pine Tree, Fox[citation needed]
Maryland Marylander
Massachusetts Massachusettsan Bay Stater (official term used by state government),[27] Massachusettsian,[28] Massachusite,[29][30] Masshole (derogatory[31] as an exonym; however, it can be affectionate when applied as an endonym[32])
Michigan Michiganian Michigander,[33] Wolverine,[34][35] Michiganite, Yooper/Troll (for residents of the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula, respectively),[36] Michigoose (used specifically for female residents, as a play on “Michigander”)[36]
Minnesota Minnesotan Gopher
Mississippi Mississippian
Missouri Missourian
Montana Montanan
Nebraska Nebraskan Cornhusker[37]
Nevada Nevadan
New Hampshire New Hampshirite New Hampshireman or New Hampshirewoman[38], Granite Stater[39]
New Jersey New Jerseyan Jerseyite, New Jerseyite
New Mexico New Mexican
New York New Yorker Knickerbocker[40][41], Empire Stater[42],
North Carolina North Carolinian Tar Heel, Tar Boiler,[43]
North Dakota North Dakotan NoDak[44]
Northern Mariana Islands† Mariana Islander
Ohio Ohioan Buckeye[45], Ohian (obsolete)[46]
Oklahoma Oklahoman Okie,[47] Sooner[48]
Oregon Oregonian Oregoner[49], Beaver[50]
Pennsylvania Pennsylvanian Pennamite[51], Keystoner
Puerto Rico† Puerto Rican Boricua[52]
Rhode Island Rhode Islander Rhodean, Swamp Yankee[53]
South Carolina South Carolinian Sandlapper[54]
South Dakota South Dakotan
Tennessee Tennessean Volunteer, Big Bender, Butternut[55]
Texas Texan Texian (Anglo-Texan – historical),[56] Tejano (Hispano-Texan), Texican (archaic)
Utah Utahn Utahan
Vermont Vermonter
Virginia Virginian
Virgin Islands† Virgin Islander
Washington Washingtonian Toner[57]
West Virginia West Virginian Mountaineer[58]
Wisconsin Wisconsinite Badger[59], Cheesehead[60][61]
Wyoming Wyomingite Wyomese [62], Wyomingian[63]
Angel, I invented it. “Necessity is the mother of invention.”
I like NoDak. 🙂
dang Angel …..how long did that take you? or was it copy and paste? hahaha
Alaska = sourdough, ask me how I know…
The next level is a state seal. A clever way to describe. Like Indiana….The Buffalo and the Woodsman. Q- Anonish but easy to figure out.
lol at ‘Dakoters’ I like it
But isn’t that more nasty stuff on the ground a pet like a dog or cat would drink? Or does it evaporate ?
Unlike antifreeze and the sweet smell it can have rubbing alcohol will actually prevent dogs or cats from drinking based solely on the potential irritating smell and yes it will evaporate just much slower in cold weather.
Another bit of smelly info here, there are items that smell which can be used to help keep bears away from garbage one is vinegar(safer/natural) or second is ammonia(potentially more dangerous/corrosive) splashed on the can.
and may I add a jew….they smell really bad
I would not want that around even my trash.
Maybe an experiment is in order, leave a jew outside all night and see if the bears get them.
Don’t forget to pour some in your windshield washer tank. Those washer nozzles freeze , not so much in cars, but trucks yes.
Mark, the biggest problem I have up here in the winter is the turn signal fluid freezing….could cause me to get a ticket from the po lice