Ice crystals form at different pressures and temperatures

[bec_87rb]

Note to self:

If I put a closed container of water into our freezer at work for long enough to cool it down, but not long enough to form crystals, then open the container, ice crystals form almost instantly because of the sudden pressure drop.

Hey, physics works.

Comments

cooooooool

[autumnraina]

ha ha. :)

I love your geek posts.

Re: cooooooool

[bec_87rb]

The freezer isn't very good, and stuff lingers as very cold liquid like *forever* before it freezes.

I love it when something weird happens then you go, oh yeah, I see how that works, cool.

Re: cooooooool

[suegypt]

Didn't some guy, I think his name was Eynstine or sommat, do that while waiting for a train?

Re: cooooooool

[bec_87rb]

haha - it's the same urge, minus the brains ....

[vovat]

Hey, physics works.

Well, it would be pretty disturbing if it DIDN'T, would it? :P

[suegypt]

I don't know, I can think of a few people who find the discrediting of science to be quite comforting, alarmingly enough.

[vovat]

Well, maybe if gravity stopped working, then we'd be able to fly! That would be pretty cool, no?

[suegypt]

Wheeeeeeeeeeee! I can flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Woah, gravity not apply/can't land/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!