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Ice cylinders out of a garden hose

Frozen water left in a garden hose turns into fun ice cylinders. Right out of the ice hole.

posted 14 February, 2013
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I Heart Science: Argon Ice

posted 28 January, 2013
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Band sends out records made of ice to the press with their new single

Instead of just sending press and fans their new single in any normal format, the Shout Out Louds sent a box and instructions on creating a record out of ice. It doesn’t have the best sound, but it’s a cool gimmick.

Listen to the song here

posted 29 December, 2012
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This is what it looks like when a drop of water freezes

Even though so far it’s been a record warm fall (almost winter) in the US, there’s still plenty of freezing to go around. And if you’ve ever wondered what a drop of water looks like when it freezes, here ya go.

posted 09 December, 2012
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German guy tries to cannonball into a frozen pool, fails

Yup. When water freezes, it suddenly is less forgiving than water. Science.

posted 18 October, 2012
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Winter thaw in Russia creates a surreal river of ice

This hillside was snow at one point, and then thawed just enough before it froze again to turn into this bizarre river of ice. I love this image, not only because it’s gorgeous, but because I’ve been doing more 3D modeling and rendering lately and when I first saw the photo, I assumed it was just a shitty rendering. Nope, real life.

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Icy “brinicle” kills everything in its path in the waters of Antarctica

With timelapse cameras, specialists recorded salt water being excluded from the sea ice and sinking. The temperature of this sinking brine, which was well below 0C, caused the water to freeze in an icy sheath around it. Where the so-called “brinicle” met the sea bed, a web of ice formed that froze everything it touched, including sea urchins and starfish. The unusual phenomenon was filmed for the first time by cameramen Hugh Miller and Doug Anderson for the BBC One series Frozen Planet. RUN STARFISH RUN!

During WWII, Britain sorta kinda considered building massive aircraft carriers out of ice

During WWII, with the very real possibility of a steel shortage, British inventor Geoffrey Pyke proposed something so crazy it might have worked— build aircraft carriers out of ice. Or more specifically, “Pykrete”, a combination of ice and sawdust.

posted 15 September, 2011
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How to make fire with ice

If you’re ever out camping or lost in the wilderness or lost on the outskirts of civilization during the apocalypse, it might come in handy to know how to make a lens out of ice that you can use to start a fire with.

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Yes, this lake full of frozen bubbles exists here on planet Earth

Photographed by Emmanuel Coupe, this amazing picture shows a frozen lake in Canada full of bubbles suspended in the ice.

Well, it used to be ice. So not totally incorrect.

Ice ball mold lets you create your own perfect icy balls

Boring old square ice cubes are boring. The kind of ice you need for your party to get all the chicks would be ice balls. And maybe it’s something that would cure icy balls. If you have icy balls… okay I’m done. ICE BALLS.

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