One thing that could be said is that it is merely apparent that the ice is doing something to the drink. What looks like causation in one direction is in fact causation in the opposite direction. The liquid is actually melting the ice, transferring its kinetic energy to it and in the process melting it. There is a true scientific explanation of this process and the popular understanding of it is just uninformed. It’s a mistaken perspective that the ice cools the drink.
Both ways with the ice and drink example
