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5190238 No.5190238 [Reply] [Original]

Hey /x/, I've got a question.

I chill my water bottles in the freezer, as it cools it faster. When I take one out, they're still liquid, but after a few seconds they freeze in my hand! How does that work?

>> No.5190239 [DELETED] 

>/x/

deleted your post in the other thread. time to delete this thread now.

>> No.5190242

IIRC, it's because of supercooling, then the disturbance causes, well, disturbance and allows a few molecules to bump into eachother and stick, then that acts as a seed crystal.
Look up saturated sodium acetate/hot ice for another cool example of supersaturated solutions.

>> No.5190243

I put /x/?
/facepalm/

>> No.5190246

>>>/x/
don't come back

>> No.5190256

>>5190242
>>5190238

I always keep forgetting to try this.

>> No.5190262

>>5190239
>>5190246
Jeez, I'm sorry. It was just a typo.

>>5190242
Thanks.