Water is a:

1. Solvent (All chemical Reaction in living cells take place in an aqueous solution of Water)
2. Reactant (Water Breaks food in Digestion by Hydrolysis Reaction)
3. Transport Medium (90% of Plasma is water to dissolve substances to be carried around)
4. Lubricant (The Synovial Fluid between bones in vertebrates)
5. An aqueous Medium for Sexual Reproduction (Necessary for Sperms to … Read more

Sugar, Salt, Sand and Pepper will never fasten the rate of ice Melting ...
BUT Heating will :D