It Takes 275 Water Molecules to Make Ice

[Grand Magus]

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And one bad-ass wizard.

By tracking the light absorption properties of clusters of water
molecules, researchers determined that the change to ice occurs at 275
H20s

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[BigNorseWolf]

But how many wheat to make a sheep?

[Crimson Jester]

For an average sized sheep, google tells me, 8lbs a day. Not sure why it matters. Not raising any sheep myself.

[Generic Villain]

You know why ice is slippery right?

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Psych, no one does.

[Nicos]

Generic Villain wrote:

You know why ice is slippery right?

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Psych, no one does.

facinating.

[Irontruth]

Water in general is one of the most amazing substances around, it doesn't surprise me that ice continues that trend.

Also, Vonnegut's book "Cat's Cradle" references Ice IX, though I thought it was mostly theoretical didn't know it was semi-based on something.

[Saint Caleth]

Grand Magus wrote:

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And one bad-ass wizard.

By tracking the light absorption properties of clusters of water
molecules, researchers determined that the change to ice occurs at 275
H20s

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[citation needed], or at least it would be nice. I'd like to see how the scientists set this up because I'm pretty sure you misunderstood something there.

[Saint Caleth]

Generic Villain wrote:

You know why ice is slippery right?

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Psych, no one does.

If you wanted to melt the ice with pressure alone, you need something like 13.5 elephants standing on a singe ice skate. I'm not sure where you are going to get half an elephant.

[Generic Villain]

Saint Caleth wrote:

If you wanted to melt the ice with pressure alone, you need something like 13.5 elephants standing on a singe ice skate. I'm not sure where you are going to get half an elephant.

If you have the 13.5 elephants, I have an ice skate. Let's make this happen.

[W E Ray]

Saint Caleth wrote:

If you wanted to melt the ice with pressure alone, you need something like 13.5 elephants standing on a singe ice skate. I'm not sure where you are going to get half an elephant.

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Generic Villain wrote:

If you have the 13.5 elephants, I have an ice skate. Let's make this happen.

On the next Myth Busters

[brock, no the other one...]

Saint Caleth wrote:

If you wanted to melt the ice with pressure alone, you need something like 13.5 elephants standing on a singe ice skate. I'm not sure where you are going to get half an elephant.

Typically for this experiment you use a juvenile elephant of sufficient mass to make up the necessary fraction.

[Irontruth]

Or just add some weights to the other 13 elephants, which you'd probably need to do if you want to turn the elephants into some sort of standard unit.

I'm also enjoying the thought of using this experiment to standardiz a unit of weight known as an 'elephant'.

Elephant = 2/27 the weight required to apply adequate pressure on an ice skate to turn ice into water at 0 degrees Celsius.

[Generic Villain]

If someone has the resources to get 14 elephants, I know they can also afford an appropriately sized bandsaw. Just sayin.