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Postby White Raven » Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:15 pm

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.

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Postby Slater » Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:20 pm

very strange... something to do with water pressure as it is in the process of freezing, I wager.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:22 pm

WHAT

THE

HECK?

iloveart, you must sell that on ebay right now!
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Postby White Raven » Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:23 pm

sorry.
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Postby White Raven » Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:26 pm

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?
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Postby Tommy » Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:39 pm

ZOMG!

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Postby GrubbTheFragger » Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:41 pm

wow thats kinda weird
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Postby Slater » Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:47 pm

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
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Postby White Raven » Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:53 pm

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.
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Postby Lynx » Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:56 pm

that is very strange
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Postby Peanut » Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:13 pm

Wow... thats really, um... well strange... yeah... I have no clue how in the world that occured...
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Postby FarmGirl » Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:39 pm

You've done this repeatedly, and it happens to just the one cube every time?
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Postby White Raven » Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:51 pm

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.
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Postby CrimsonRyu17 » Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:58 pm

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. >_>
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Postby glitch1501 » Sun Apr 02, 2006 7:13 pm

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

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Postby Alice » Sun Apr 02, 2006 7:47 pm

Wow, how cool!
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Postby White Raven » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:11 pm

Alice wrote:Wow, how cool!


Hey Alice how are you! :hug:

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.
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Postby meboeck » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:14 pm

Wow, that is indeed totally bizarre. I wish my ice cubes defied science.
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Postby starstoryteller » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:50 pm

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



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Postby White Raven » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:52 pm

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. :shady:

Edit:


I think I found something.

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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!
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Postby livewire » Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:41 pm

That is so cool!
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Postby Neko Niisan » Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:13 am

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

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Postby Aka-chan » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:22 am

Wow, that's really cool! Thanks for the explanation--I had no idea what was going on!
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Postby White Raven » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:32 am

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

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No, just to bad I didn't ask you first. :lol:
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:25 pm

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.
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Postby Heart of Sword » Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:30 pm

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!
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Postby White Raven » Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:30 pm

Thanks MSP but I already found that out. :)
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:35 pm

wait youre right XDDD I missed that post
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Postby Tommy » Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:43 pm

No, I think it`s the fault of aliens.
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Postby RubyJewelStone » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:25 pm

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...>.<
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