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[[File:Salt and ice challenge hand day 11.jpg|thumb|Scarring as a result of the salt and ice challenge, eleven days after performing it]]

The '''salt and ice challenge''' is an Internet challenge in which participants pour [[salt]] on their bodies, usually on the arm, and ice is then placed on the salt.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vang |first1=Gia |date=29 July 2012|url= http://fox4kc.com/2012/07/29/experts-dont-try-salt-and-ice-challenge/ |title= Experts: Don't Try 'Salt and Ice Challenge' |website=[[FOX4KC]] |access-date=28 June 2013 |archive-date=31 July 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120731061055/http://fox4kc.com/2012/07/29/experts-dont-try-salt-and-ice-challenge/ |url-status=live}}</ref> This causes a "burning" sensation similar to [[frostbite]], and participants vietry to withstand the pain for the longest time. The challenge can be recorded and posted on [[YouTube]] or other forms of [[social media]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Kuhn |first1=Sherri |date=5 July 2012 |url=http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/965301/the-salt-and-ice-challenge-dont-let-your-teen-get-burned |title=The Salt and ice challenge: Don't let your teen get burned |website=[[SheKnows]] |access-date=28 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601192130/https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/965301/the-salt-and-ice-challenge-dont-let-your-teen-get-burned/ |archive-date=1 June 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The ice and salt create an [[eutectic]] [[frigorific mixture]] which can get as cold as {{convert|-18|C}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Senese |first1=Fred |date=23 February 2018 |url=http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/solutions/faq/zero-fahrenheit.shtml |title=General Chemistry Online: FAQ: Solutions: Why isn't 0°F the lowest possible temperature for a salt/ice/water mixture? |website=General Chemistry Online |access-date=15 March 2016 |archive-date=27 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927152340/http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/solutions/faq/zero-fahrenheit.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref>