Since ice spikes occur naturally in birdbaths, which do not have motors giving a steady source of vibration, I suspect that your instinct is incorrect.

Dec 18, 2016 · Ice spikes form as, rather obviously water, undergoes a phase transition to ice. Due to it's molecular composition, the water freezes on the water's surface, and also freezes inwards from …

Feb 26, 2023 · The heating curve of a solid looks something like this: Why do the plateaus occur, various explanations online say that it is because the energy is being used to break the bonds(why is …

Now, freezing it inside out, might look quite different as the ice could form crystals and you might get some more geometric shapes, as the non melted water would simply follow the pattern - I don't think …

The pressure is too small for bulk melting, but surface melting is different, and this is the relevant issue. Compressing a surface of water-ice will melt some surface, but compressing the surface of other …

Oct 19, 2021 · Here it goes: A glass of water has an ice cube floating in it.The water level just touches the rim of the glass. will the water overflow when the ice melts? This is how I imagined the scenario: …

Dec 13, 2025 · This suggests that the big ball of ice in option 1 actually cools at a slower rate compared to option 2! My Question: While there are probably many things wrong in my oversimplified analysis, …

Feb 22, 2018 · This morning I found a really strange ice formation in my garden. I can't figure out how it appeared, because there was nothing above. The night was particularly cold (Belgium). To give an …

Aug 20, 2025 · Eris is very cold, as it's an ice dwarf like Pluto, though twice as far from the sun (cold enough for nitrogen ice). Then suddenly, further out, the temperature spikes several times hotter …

Lets say there is a semi-rigid container (made of plastic, say). It is filled 90% full of water and put in a freezer standing upright. The top of the container is open. When the water freezes, my