Does drinking ice water burn calories?

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This kindda puzzled me because I'm so used to hearing my friends saying that drinking cold water can add up to a bulging belly. This is how the article goes: " For anyone trying to lose weight, this question is an exciting one! If you simply want to know if your body burns calories warming up the water, the answer is YES. But if you want to know if drinking a lot of ice water can help you lose weight or keep weight off, this "YES" needs qualified with some calculations. Let's figure out exactly what you're burning when you drink a 16-ounce(0.05 liter) glass of water: *The temperature of ice water can be estimated at zero degrees Celsius. * Body temperature can be estimated at 37 degrees Celsius * It takes 1 calorie to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. * There are 473.18 grams in 16 fluid ounces of water. So in the case of a 16-ounce glass of ice water, your body must raise the temperature of 473.18 grams of water from zero to 37 degrees C. In doing so, your body burns 17,508 calories. But that's calories with a little "c". Your body only burns 17.5 calories and in the grand scheme of a 2,000-Calorie diet, that 17.5 isn't very significant. But let's say you adhere to the "eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day" nutritional recommendation. In 64 ounces of water, there are 1,892.72 grams. So to warm up all that water in the course of a day, your body burns 70,030 calories or 70 calories. And over time, that 70 calories a day adds up. So, while you definitely shouldn't dependon ice water consumption to replace exercise or a healthy diet, drinking cold water instead of warm water does, in fact burn some extra calories!