eli5… What is the science behind the kids game “Don’t break the ice”?

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Was playing Don’t Break the Ice today and I was wondering if someone could explain the science concept behind what holds the ice pieces together. Preferably a little deeper than just “pressure of pieces in a small space.” I looked online but it didn’t help me out very much lol.

Eta this is literally to explain it to a 5 year old

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Eli5 version:

The big edges are hugging all the things really tightly, and when you hug things together like that, they like to stick to each other because they are also hugging.

When some pieces aren’t getting enough hugs from the other pieces around them, they fall down.

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