Comments on: Ice that is Hotter than Boiling Water.

By: aj

aj — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:21:20 +0000

@ BILL, they mention in the article tha the water is converted into ice in nanoseconds, this implies that the ice doesn’t form the same crystal structure which is responsible for its increase in volume in the solid phase - its the same principle that snap freezing vegetables works under - the ice doesn’t expand which leaves the foods cellular structure intact.

By: BILL

BILL — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:38:59 +0000

Water can only be compressed an extremely small amount before breaking its hydrogen bonds. there is no such thing as extrememly compressed water. there may be a great deal of force applied, such as to create a greater surface tension, but the 105 degree covalent bond prevents compression, and when ice freezes it expands, it does not contract. thus telling us that water can be frozen easier at high temperatures via compression is hog wash!! water can exist in all three states, liquid, gas, and solid under very strict conditions, but water cannot become a solid at high temperatures. period.

By: Erwin

Erwin — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:43:20 +0000

Hmm… there is a story of Asimov about hot ice…

Cheers
Erwin

By: Matt the Rat

Matt the Rat — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:57:33 +0000

What about Vanilla Ice?
Ice-ice-baby! Oh well. What do you want from a free comment? Quality?

By: ted

ted — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:05:34 +0000

Water consists of 48 contiguous states (also known as the Lower 48), plus a couple of territories.

By: Chad

Chad — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:04:56 +0000

I like the kind that makes white t-shirts transparent!

By: John Sadowski

John Sadowski — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:06:08 +0000

i invented squishy water.

By: mistercharlie

mistercharlie — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:33:45 +0000

Is one of the states Ice 9?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_9

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:46:06 +0000

Also, see the ever-growing list of the anomalies of water.