Water Freezes Instantly! #1

My husband was pouring a cold bottle of water into a cup of ice, and the water froze INSTANTLY as it was being poured out! It formed a peak as it piled up on the ice in the cup. It's a truly an amazing sight!

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[tlcbailey]

Actually, he didn't prank me. I bought the cup of ice water at a restaurant and brought it back to our hotel room. He got a bottle of cold water from the mini fridge and was adding it to the cup (it was still 2/3's full) when it froze on contact and piled up in the cup. Sorry to disappoint you! No prank was involved, but we're still fascinated by it and curious to know the scientific reason for it doing that!

[sunsetantiques]

@tlcbailey What your seeing here is called supercooling. Your husband had a bottle of water in the freezer below its freezing temperature. Why is it still a liquid? Because the water is so pure (in this case, free of any impurities), it does not freeze as easily. However, when agitated, like when you pour it out, the energy created from the pour allows the water molecules to realign into a solid. The same thing happens when you shake one with the lid closed. Try it!

[HFthegreat]

thats just sodium acetate. Not real water, you got pranked by your husband lol.