Joe and I had an interesting experience with oil in the kitchen
I accidentally overheated some oil...excessively overheated it, in a new cast iron pot, and in an attempt to drop the temp, I plopped an ice cube in.
And I have to tell you, that at the proper temperature, the oil will encapsulate that ice cube and hold it that way, until the melted water is no longer kept below the boiling point by the fragment of ice in the center.
At which point in our experience, it promptly became a 500 degree oil jacuzzi. It made a serious mess!