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- duke_nate, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5It works as long as the water is free of impurities(sp?). The same thing happens when you superheat water. It can go way above the boiling point but when you add something to it like a sugar cube or something like it the water violently starts evaporating. very cool, well hot, no, its cool.
- roflcopterdown, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5This is cool. I would have dugg it if the site had let me view it with any damn browser I feel like instead of telling me what computer programs are evil. Let me guess. The Nazis used IE, right?
- nocre, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"Oh golly no! That couldn't happen! There is a cheap, novelty powder that makes water all gel-like JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIE! That proves that super-cooling just doesn't exist!"
I'm glad you're all not scientists, you cynical, jump-to-assumptions people. - f0rked, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3You don't need a "continue anyway" button. Learn to use your scrollbar; all the content is still there.
- f0rked, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@_ham_:
1) the bottle was unscrewed very carefully. I made sure not to disturb it too much when doing so. I had several bottles to work with, and one or two froze before I could do anything with them.
2) It depends on how fast the bottle is poured. If it is poured fast enough, it will go into the glass without freezing. The glass was at room temperature, and once the water hit the glass, the temperature was naturally increased, which is probably why it took extra stirring to get it to start to crystalize.
3) Why would there be condensation?
4) The water only crystalizes into a slush-like form. It isn't completely solid. This is why I was able to move the straw around in video two after it started solidifying. Think about what happens if you put a can of soda in the freezer and leave it only long enough to form a slush. It doesn't expand significantly until it solidifies quite a bit. - psycho_on_e, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3For the ones that do not believe this just try it for yourself. It does happen. It is a predictable and repeatable experiment. It has happen to me as well.
It is similar to how if you leave a sealed unopened coke bottle in the cold for a while. Then open the bottle when the coke is still liquid inside and instantly you have slush forming.
> soccerob
The water does not turn completely into SOLID ice. It is more of a slush. That is why the guy can move a straw threw it. - Azmodan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"video number two he has a full cup of water. How'd it get in there without freezing?"
He just put the cup with water in his garage in the first place ? - f0rked, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Of course you're going to think that something was added to the water if you've never seen it before. If you're skeptical, look it up, there are links on the article, and a few people have posted their experience with this as well. As it has been said, this is similar to superheating, only on the other end of the spectrum.
- fli7e, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3"Warning! You are using an evil browser that does not comply to web standards and is known to have numerous serious vulnerabilities. This site adheres to w3c standards. To view this site as it should be, do yourself a favor and trash Microsoft's Internet Explorer for a much safer and featureful alternative from Opera.com or Mozilla.org."
I have IE locked down pretty well, thanks.
No "continue anyway" button, No digg. - mesoed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This happens in nature all the time. Water vapor typically becomes supercooled to -15 Celsius before it becomes a cloud.
- rogerdewhite, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This phenomenon derives from the crystalline structure of ice. For a serviceable explanation see:
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen01/gen01625.htm - Saiyaman156, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2If you put water in the microwave in a smooth bowl (no ridges or cracks or anything) and heat it up for a few minutes, then tap the microwave, it explodes.
- NegroSuave, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Seriously some of you are always looking for Angle ow its got to be fake. Not everything is "OMG WTF H4X!!!!"
- ever, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1For those so retarded to think it's a hoax; Try living up north for a few years and you'll get to see stuff like that happen every day if you feel like it :).
- f0rked, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1jasqwerty: All I do is display a warning. I don't disable the use of any browser on my site. But, the fact that there is a huge gap between the warning and the content that shouldn't be there should be an indication of a problem with the browser. It's no secret that IE doesn't support standards, but some people are still unaware of its problems. The message is there to serve as an invitation to use a browser that is safer and more supportive of open standards.
If you're going to complain about browser discrimination, you should complain to webmasters who actually disable the use of certain browsers on their sites. But, there's a time and place for that, and it's not here. - conigs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hmmm.... I just popped open the site in IE... nasty little message at the top but I could still view the site. No problems here.
- MikeWeller, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1For the lame sceptics:
He put the glass in his garage along with the bottles, that's why it is still liquid.
And the reason he can move the straw through is that the water isn't completely frozen, it's a slush like someone else pointed out.
The fact that the other videos show the water freezing into a solid block probably just means the water in the glass wasn't as cold. - vniow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Video 1: http://rapidshare.de/files/8839818/supercooling1.avi.html
Video 2: http://rapidshare.de/files/8839862/supercooling2.avi.html
Video 3: http://rapidshare.de/files/8839960/supercooling3.avi.html - themulf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This OBVIOUSLY required some type of divine intervention!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Mirrored:
http://www.zippyvideos.com/5629632672595146/supercooling1/*whatchamacallit
http://www.zippyvideos.com/5978105842595166/supercooling2/*whatchamacallit
http://www.zippyvideos.com/9426972772595206/supercooling3/*whatchamacallit - AndrewMayne, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The ultimate irony, to all the skeptics: The first time I saw this happen was a few months ago at the James Randi Educational Foundation when Randi (The Amazing Randi) grabbed a water bottle out of the fridge and set it down on the conference table. The thing instantly froze over. We were all going "Wow!" Randi was like, "So what?" Of all the places to have it happen... And no, it wasn't a trick.
- _HAM_, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm not dismissing supercooling. I jsut want to know:
#1 how'd he get unscrew the bottle without it freezing?
#2 how'd he pour it in the glass (as in video 2) without it freezing (like in video 3)?
#3 wheres the condensation?
#4 why doesn't the water appear to expand when it freezes? - DNordbak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1this stuff is NOT fake. it happens to me about 1/3 of the time i open a drink from my fridge in my dorm room. it's actually kind of annoying because i want to be refreshed, but i just get an "ice sponge"
- Rocksteady, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The blueprint for freezing Han Solo..
Solo muh ha ha - f0rked, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1soccerob: I actually thought about doing that, and now that so many people have called it a hoax, I wish I had done that. But, I believe it is quite clear, from various testimonials and observations, that this is indeed real. Read wikipedia, search google, and try it yourself.
- jkearney, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"man...the lowest it might get here would proly be 34°F that sucks :("
Yeah... poor you *tear* - chembro84, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"It's like a majority of you here have never taken a chem class where you triple point something, or even a chem class since you're so dismissive of supercooling."
It's more like these guys are a bunch of morons, I am actually shocked that people that STUPID use digg. It's one thing to not know how something works, it is another to see something happen, have people post why it happens, and then to say it's a "Novelty Gel". Quit huffing paint guys. - ThinkBox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I have messed with all that powder stuff before - this acts differently - specifically when it comes out of the straw in the hardened shape of the straw - and the nise it makes when he spins the straw - the gel won't do that - i got suspended ffrom school once for a TON of pranks involving that gel... lol
- screensnot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Seen this happen many times. Usually it was when I put beer or soda in the freezer to cool it quicker.
- ForbesBingley, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2If you think it's fake, just try it yourself.
As for using ones dick to stir with, I'm still looking for something deep enough to drop my meat into...
;-) - tidu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"No IE support? Fine. No viewing your site for me then."
Fine. No living for you, then. - Stopher, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's Ice-9
- garyg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This happens to me whenever I leave a bottle of water in my car overnight during winter. From what I've read it's impreative that the water be very, very still.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"btw this does work 100% I just grabbed a dasani out of my fridge and shook it and it turned icey,"
dude... Dasani is NOT pure water... they add minerals to it for flavor (even says on the bottle). Ever wonder why it tastes and smells like sulfur? - f0rked, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Admittedly, it is hard to determine the rigidity of the ice in the second video. But, if you look closely, right before the ice/water becomes too clouded (about 0:02), you can see the jaggedness.
Also, regarding the gel powder: for those who have used it, does when you add it to water, does it cloud the water? You can see in all of the videos that the water is crystal clear. I would expect that any powdery additive would change that. - kamizu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0no one ever finishes reading the article. he linked a wikipedia article explaining the phenomenon, in which it explains how common it actually is. well, this is for those of you who still consider wikipedia a reliable source, considering.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercooling
+digg - znxster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0OH wow.. neat
- jak119, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I've seen this happen with a can of soda outside in the snow here in new england so it was below freezing and then when i opened it it froze. I beleive that the reason for this is because it is under enough presure that would change the freezing point. The freezing point that we're used to is at STP (standard temparature and presure) that bottle or my soda were not at standard Temperature and presure. Sorry to rain on your parade.
- f0rked, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0nesdude: Since it isn't completely frozen, some would fall out, and some would stay in the glass.
- Sunking, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0crazy
- nesdude, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0If you were to flip the glass in video 2, would the water fall out or would the ice be... strong enough to stay in the glass? A digg anyways, it was an interesting read.
- master_of_fm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0dropping pure sodium in water is also fun
http://www.pc.chemie.uni-siegen.de/pci/versuche/english/v44-1-1.html - el3ctro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0thats pretty sweet :P
- eschatonik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0scaaven2 said: "This works with *some* beers (not the cheapy cheap ones). one time I kept some Sierra Nevada pale ale in the freezer and when i took it out, it was still liquid inside. But when i opened it, after about 3 seconds it froze up and beer slush kept gushing out the top (since all the water/ice expanded). I had to drink it all or make a mess, it was pretty good actually. Kinda like a beer slushy."
Yep, I have had the same experience. It seems to happen the most with very hoppy beers (Sierra is pretty hoppy). Almost any IPA will behave this way when you try to "quick chill" them in the freezer. - f0rked, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Again, to the IE users:
the site does not disallow IE at all. Just scroll down. There shouldn't be a gap there, and there isn't intentionally, but IE incorrectly renders the page and makes one. - jak119, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Although in this case it was supercooling
- MalDON, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0yea if you use IE and complain, hey well its your fault. You are using abrowser that does not support w3 standards as good as other browsers do.
Anyways, I live southern cali and this is happened once before because in my town its gets pretty cold in the moring and I ride my bike to school, on my way out of the garage I grab a bottle of water, before its in my bag, its frozen as well. Its pretty trippy the first time you see it. - MrPhelps, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0/me laughs mercilessly at those obviously ignorant of this well know physical phenomenon calling it a "fake"
... To do it at home use very pure water in a very clean bottle or glass (unopened spring water bottle is good), stick it in the freezer for a few hours, and then provide a perturbation of some kind, mechanical, chemical (salt/sugar), etc ... hilarity ensues. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"yea if you use IE and complain, hey well its your fault. You are using abrowser that does not support w3 standards as good as other browsers do."
Sure it's the end users' fault for making the page say "You are using an evil browser...etc" /sarcasm -
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