Supercooled Water Nucleation Experiments
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Uploaded by seismozombie on Jul 30, 2007
Relatively pure water cooled slowly below the freezing point may remain liquid (supercooled). It may then crystallize into ice quickly by some catalyst: here, strong vibrations, and seeding by an ice crystal.
And no -- for those who have seen sodium acetate and don't understand supercooled liquids -- this is NOT sodium acetate; it is just pure drinking water. Don't even bother suggesting otherwise; this issue has been covered completely in the comments.
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@KiunGen Offense? We'll take that as a great compliment! :-) Thanks!
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no offense, but it's gotta be the greatest geek family ever
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Will this work with other types of water? Lik idk the brand but I got the ones with the tiny cap and thin plastic
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Whoops I mean * that's*
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Tahts sweet
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Does the water give off any heat as it changes its state from supercooled to solid?
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They should have stuck their finger in the second one and let it freeze around it.
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seriously why do people dislike stufff like this...i just learnt about this supercooling in class and it's just fascinating!
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Heres how i did it for a science expiriment. I took a cup a thermometer filled cup with some distilled water, put thermometer in then covered cup with plastic rap (more the cup is filled longer it takes) now put it in a bowl then pour ice around it so it fills the bowl above the water in the cup. Then pour salt on the ice to decreese the freezing temp add alot of salt well about 3 tablespoons. Leave it out in the open and watch it freeze! when at 0 degrees C take out the cup and apply motion!
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Dont drink it unless you want a mouthfull adn troughtfull of ice
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@KiunGen right? the enthusiastic voices in the background really made me smile :)
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how long do you put it in the freezer?
Zaner745 3 months ago
@Zaner745 About 3 hours worked for me.
seismozombie 3 months ago
I tried this with Fiji water but I just can't seem to get the hang of it. does it need to be completly frozen or almost frozen?
SergioM96 3 months ago
@SergioM96 The temperature needs to be below freezing. It's important that the environment is very still: if the freezer is opened frequently, or the floor shakes, it will freeze rather than becoming supercooled.
seismozombie 3 months ago