Supercool in every sense

November 9th, 2006

What’s cooler than cool? Supercool, of course! Most people think to play with supercooled objects you need liquid nitrogen or some expensive lab equipment: not true! The video below shows the results of leaving bottled water outide on a cold night. The water is so pure (and the plastic so smooth) that they lack the tiny imperfections ice crystals need to grow. The result is a bottle of water that is below 0 degrees C, but still liquid. The fun part is this: as soon as the liquid is disturbed, it will freeze instantaneously, just like in that one movie Demolition Man.

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