Tim Urban
@waitbutwhy · Oct 22, 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· Oct 21, 2024The transformation of water into ice visualized on a molecular level.
📽: CSIRO Data61
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Physics is just right
05:16 AM · October 22, 2024 · 38.4K views
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