Um…it's a novel way to peel potatoes to be sure. However, in the time it would take to get the pot and fill it with water then bring the pot to boil;  score each potatao and put the potatoes in the pot; boil the potatoes for 15 minutes; fill a pan with ice cubes;  take each potato  out of the water; put each potato into the ice cubes and dunk them up and down for another minute or two; take each potato out of the ice and then squeeze the skins off…….I could have peeled an entire 5 lb bag of potatoes, made a pot of tea, read my mail, and propped up my feet and finished watching the Novel Potato Peeling video.  Just saying…. Maybe it's me, but doesn't that seem like an extraordinary amount of time and effort to do a job that would only take maybe 10 minutes to do???  And, I hate to waste the ice, too!! 

You can't boil potatoes without heating the water. 

I think the whole point was using that method just to peel the potato in the first place. If you were going to make something requiring boiled potatoes it would be fine to use that method. BUT, what about French fries, or fried potatoes or hash browns…recipes that require you start with peeled uncooked potatoes?  In that case, boiling them to peel them would not be feasable. 

I think the comments about the boiling water and ice were in regards to all the steps, time, and resources invested in the simple act of peeling a potato by boiling water vs. a knife or peeler.

ANYWAY:  You must admit, it is a novel way to peel potatoes.  Albeit, one that requires extra steps, resources, and time …but a novel way nonetheless!  

Thank you, Pete, for posting the link.  And don't be offended about the my ice comments.  I hate to use ice to cool down my hardboiled eggs when I peel them.  I guess it's cause we buy it by the bag and I hate to use it just to cool things down. (Even though it really does work better using the ice!)