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19-12-2010, 12:18 PM
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| | | How could water form this shape?
Hello
This is a serious enquiry so no sniggering at the back.
I put this water out for the birds yesterday. This morning it had frozen as normal but had this "upside down icicle" in it. It's a plastic dish standing on concrete and there is nothing above it from which anything could fall. The water is about 1.5 inches deep and the "icicle" is 3 inches high.  
My question is: What would have caused it to form?
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19-12-2010, 12:56 PM
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19-12-2010, 01:00 PM
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Simples! Another wonder of nature. 
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19-12-2010, 01:27 PM
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Thanks Hedera.
You learn something new every day
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19-12-2010, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Farplace  | Thanks Farplace
That's interesting. I've never heard of it before.
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19-12-2010, 01:34 PM
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I've seen small, chunky ones, perhaps 1cm or two high but never ones like this. Fascinating. |
19-12-2010, 05:19 PM
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How interesting. Never heard of such a thing before.
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I had my own spike, I'd never heard of them before either.  |
16-01-2011, 06:32 PM
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If I had seen something like this, I would think my hubby was playing a practical joke on me! Never heard of this before but quite amazing!
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I understand you can easily make them in a domestic freezer. IIRC you need to use de-ionised(distilled) water for best results.
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