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It's an ice mysterie
Topic Started: Apr 22 2008, 02:06 PM (156 Views)
kenny
HOLY CARP!!!
I see these 3 or 4 times a year but this is the first time I took pics.
What are these?
How do they grow?
Have you ever had them? Seen them?

Clearly they are spikes of ice that grow out of the ice cubes.
We do not have an automatic ice cube maker so we have to fill our tray at the sink.

How can water grow up into the air out of an ice cube?
Freaky!

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John D'Oh
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MAMIL
John D'Oh can really Google:

Why there are spikes on Kenny's cubes!!!
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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Aqua Letifer
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ZOOOOOM!
Simple.

Water expands as it freezes.

Cubes freeze from the outside in.

In this case, a small part of the top part of the cube allowed for some of the water inside to get squeezed out as freezing happened. That stuff froze too, in the form of a stalagmite.

That looks like the right proportion of water that would get squeezed out.



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W00t the 1nterw3bs and I are in compliance!!!11111111111111
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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John D'Oh
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MAMIL
OK smart guy, why are their spots on my ass then?
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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Aqua Letifer
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John D'Oh
Apr 22 2008, 02:11 PM
OK smart guy, why are their spots on my ass then?

What kind of spots are we talking about here?

The two things that come to my mind are nude sun bathing or extra-curricular activities involving Mrs. D'Oh, both of which are probably TMI.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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kenny
HOLY CARP!!!
John D'Oh
Apr 22 2008, 02:11 PM
OK smart guy, why are their spots on my ass then?

Most likely they're genetic. Posted Image
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John D'Oh
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MAMIL
Kenny stole my punchline

:weeping:
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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Kincaid
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HOLY CARP!!!
I've never seen anything like that before.
Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006.
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