Grow one in your freezer! Ice spikes happen when surface water freezes, except for a
small hole or crack, where water pushes up thru and freezes into a spike. Spikes 18 feet
tall have been observed in Lake Erie.
Use *distilled water* in your ice cube tray, or try boiling the water and filtering it. This one
grew with plain tap water. Tried to take better pics, this is as good as I could get.
small hole or crack, where water pushes up thru and freezes into a spike. Spikes 18 feet
tall have been observed in Lake Erie.
Use *distilled water* in your ice cube tray, or try boiling the water and filtering it. This one
grew with plain tap water. Tried to take better pics, this is as good as I could get.
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Michael_oz says:
Nov 13, 2011. 8:38 PMReply
Sorry I don't get it. Do you have to do anything?
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dreamberry (author) says:
Nov 13, 2011. 3:42 PMReply No, this is just one of those "things that happen sometimes" and you can get it to happen with more predictability by freezing distilled water, or in lieu of that, I have had success freezing boiled then twice filtered water. I understand that in some parts of the country, tap water, when frozen, will produce ice spikes and that it sometimes occurs naturally, in lakes, ponds, and puddles.
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