How are ice rinks cooled? Is this the same process for refrigerators? I am not a scientist, please use simple language. askscience

I have always been confused about how refrigerative cooling works. Despite having had it explained to me several times, I still can't wrap my head around it.

Submitted September 27, 2014 at 11:56PM by nekolalia http://ift.tt/YsrgKx askscience