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Freezing Water in Unbreakable Containers (2015x74)
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In this video:
Some listeners may recall a science class in which an excitable teacher walked to the front of the class to show off a small, cracked steel container, seemingly damaged by an incredibly powerful, but tiny force; only for said teacher to reveal that the damage had been done by nothing more than water. However, what would happen if you put the water in a container it couldn’t break out of and then froze it?
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http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/01/happen-froze-water-container-strong-water-couldnt-expand-ice/
Resources/Further Reading:
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2010/CP/b920816j#%21divAbstract
http://phys.org/news12103.html
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/chemical/waterdens.htmlhttp://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/chemical/waterdens.html
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/sn_icexv/
http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/water/phase.htmlhttp://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/water/phase.html
Image Credit (Thank you)
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uccacgs/pics/chris.jpg