Ice cubes were placed in identical beakers, one containing tap water and the other containing a sodium chloride salt solution. Both beakers and their original contents were at 20degreesC. As expected, the ice cubes floated and slowly melted, however, it was found that the ice cube in the water melted 25% faster than in the brine, contrary to expectation. A second series of tests were undertaken in which the ice cubes were made to sink to the bottom by placing them in a coarse string bag with weights attached. It was found that the submerged ice cube in the brine solution melted four times faster than that submerged in tap water. Computational Fluid Dynamics, has shown that the paradoxical experimental findings can all be explained by considering the strength and direction of buoyancy driven currents.