Tim Urban

@waitbutwhy · 22. Okt. 2024

Most liquids become more compact when they freeze. Water does the opposite, expanding when it freezes, because H2O's shape crystalizes into a structure with large open spaces. If not for this odd quirk, ice would sink, freezing the oceans over long ago, and we would not be here.

Wonder of Science@wonderofscience· 21. Okt. 2024

The transformation of water into ice visualized on a molecular level. 📽: CSIRO Data61

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

Physics is just right

05:16 · 22. Oktober 2024 · 38.374 Aufrufe

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