Supercooled Water (VIDEO)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

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When pure water is cooled below freezing point, it may remain in a supercooled state. It can then rapidly crystallize into ice when stimulated by an appropriate catalyst, such as shaking the bottle.

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Jeremy Cusack

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