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My ice sometimes comes out like this.
There doesn’t seem to be any pattern or rules that it fallows.
Some of the spikes are short, some are long, some are crooked.

I have tried, and tried, to figure this ice out. But I can’t think of a reason why it would do this.

Maybe one of you peeps will know.

very strange... something to do with water pressure as it is in the process of freezing, I wager.

WHAT

THE

HECK?

iloveart, you must sell that on ebay right now!

sorry.

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:WHAT

THE

HECK?

iloveart, you must sell that on ebay right now!

Um it's in my drink. LOL it tastes the same.

Slater wrote:very strange... something to do with water pressure as it is
in the process of freezing, I wager.

But why would it be only one cube?

ZOMG!

T3h SHAPED LIKE MARY!

ZOMG!

wow thats kinda weird

oh, do you put the water in yourself, or does the machine do it? If the machine does it, I bet that's where the water comes from

Slater wrote:oh, do you put the water in yourself, or does the machine do it? If the machine does it, I bet that's where the water comes from

I fill them.
They are just cheep ice trays from wal-mart.
They set in my freezer on a rack.

Nothing can drip on them; which is what I thought was happening at first.

that is very strange

Wow... thats really, um... well strange... yeah... I have no clue how in the world that occured...

You've done this repeatedly, and it happens to just the one cube every time?

FarmGirl wrote:You've done this repeatedly, and it happens to just the one cube every time?

NO sometimes it's two or three. And it's always different sizes and shapes.

Some look spiky and some look rounded off.

I tell you what it is- it's the water. it's trying to poke your eye out for turning it into ice. your water doesn't like you. >_>

maybe your freezer has an anti-gravity field around it?

Wow, how cool!

Alice wrote:Wow, how cool!

Hey Alice how are you!

You know, before I made this thread I thought it was just me.
That there was some easy way to explain this. And maybe I was to dumb to see it.

Now I feel a lot better, because no one knows why this is happening.

Wow, that is indeed totally bizarre. I wish my ice cubes defied science.

Wow, that is indeed totally bizarre. I wish my ice cubes defied science.

so do I

meboeck wrote:Wow, that is indeed totally bizarre. I wish my ice cubes defied science.

It was cool the first few times it happened.
But now it is just driving me nuts trying to figure it out.

Edit:


I think I found something.

http://www.exn.ca/mindbender/default.asp?id=17

3. Have you ever found spikes growing in your ice cube tray? Ice spikes look like weird little icicles growing out of the ice surface at odd angles. They're not all that hard to grow at home, if you know how. Few studies of ice spikes have been conducted, but according to the research that has been done so far...
1. Which combination is best for growing ice spikes at home?
13% - a) carbonated water in plastic trays in an old fashioned chest freezer
53% - b) distilled water in plastic trays in a frost-free refrigerator freezer
12% - c) salt water in metal trays in an old fashioned chest freezer
22% - d) tap water in metal trays in a frost-free refrigerator freezer
Answer is: b) distilled water in plastic trays in a frost-free refrigerator freezer
This combo works for most people, most of the time, but there are exceptions. Some people can grow ice spikes using tap water. The scientists can't explain that because the mineral salts in most tap water inhibit spike formation. Metal ice cube trays, and freezers without air circulation, aren't conducive to ice spike formation either. As for why they grow, an ice cube's surface freezes inward from the edges. The last unfrozen part is a small hole. Ice expands as it freezes, and ice freezing below the surface pushes water up through the hole. If the conditions are just right, the water grows into a tube that eventually freezes shut ... and voila! An ice spike!

That is so cool!

Should I be worried that I already knew that? 0_o

Official Geek!

Wow, that's really cool! Thanks for the explanation--I had no idea what was going on!

OtakuX wrote:Should I be worried that I already knew that? 0_o

Official Geek!

No, just to bad I didn't ask you first.

I asked this on another forum. I got this response. Seems pretty logical

It's because the surface of the ice doesn't freeze evenly, and there is a kind of hole in the top. The water starts to expand as it freezes and gets forced through the hole and makes a little spike.

It's because the surface of the ice doesn't freeze evenly, and there is a kind of hole in the top. The water starts to expand as it freezes and gets forced through the hole and makes a little spike.

That makes sense!

Thanks MSP but I already found that out.

wait youre right XDDD I missed that post

No, I think it`s the fault of aliens.

Good an explanation. Wouldn't want any lurkers to start worshiping it.
Now, for me to go and poke some holes in my ice...exept for the tiny detail that I don't own an ice tray...>.<