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Lazlo_Nibble on Jan 10, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Extruding Ice from Steel Fences and Pipes with Diu...

I wonder if a similar effect is responsible for the little stalagmites that occasionally grow in my ice cube tray. (Yes, stalagmites. No, there is no moisture source above the tray.)

gus_massa on Jan 11, 2011 | [–]

There is more information in two links from the main page of the site:

* with explanations: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/icespikes/ic...

* with more links: http://www.fredandsarah.plus.com/ice/index.html

JoeAltmaier on Jan 10, 2011 | [–]

I see the same thing - sometimes the ice is fractured and has voids, and there are irregular pillars/pyramids of ice sticking up!

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