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written by iuuiuiui on April 20, 2007

why does the water not freeze in the bottle?

no ice
written by German M on April 20, 2007

That's gel, not ice.

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written by oetal on April 20, 2007

NO its ice, it freezes because there is greater surface area out of the bottle

Supercooling
written by Erik on April 20, 2007

Supercooling occurs because, contrary to popular belief, water can exist as a liquid below its natural freezing point if it has no surface or seed on which to crystalize. That is, if there is no rough surface, impurtiy, or bit of ice to start the crystalization process, water can remain in a liquid state below 0deg Celsius. The inside of a smooth plastic bottle could possibly provide the right environment for this. When it is poured out, however, it encounters something in the bowl that it can form crystals on, and the process begins. Thus, you see the supercooled liquid water pouring out and forming ice instantly when it hits already formed ice crystals, hence the strange "snaking" up of the ice slush. It doesn't all freeze (thus slush, not solid ice) because when water does freeze, it releases some heat in the process of crystalization (there is more energy present in water at 0deg than in ice at 0deg), and this probably raises some of the surrounding water to above 0 degrees.

How cold is supercooled?
written by tdub on April 20, 2007

How cold does it have to be to freeze like that, the guy is not even wearing gloves. I DON'T UNDERSTAND!

Re: How cold?
written by Sarge on April 20, 2007

Given how warm the ice appears to be immediately after pouring, probably somewhere between -10 and 20 degrees fahrenheit.

Also worth noting
written by Sarge on April 20, 2007

For this you would definitely distilled, preferably deionized water. The colder you get, the more readily water will crystalize about a mineral in the water. Deionized water you could get pretty cold before it would freeze, distilled not so much.

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written by Anonymous Skeptic on April 20, 2007

So if I pour some water in a bottle and put it in my freezer which is -20 it will not freeze? I find it hard to believe. I think there something else going on here.

I concur...
written by Tasharanee on April 20, 2007

Something akin to stupidity. Did you not understand Erik's oh-so-verbose explanation?

I've seen it before
written by tdydave on April 20, 2007

I use to work for a man that had an ice business. We saw the same behaviour in the block ice bins. Shaking or adding a very small piece of ice would convert the whole block from liquid to solid before our eyes. It takes a very clean and very still location.

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written by bc on April 20, 2007

hoax

yow
written by Bokonon on April 20, 2007

AAAiiieee!!! It's ICE-9!!!! RUN AWAY!!

well
written by guy on April 20, 2007

i for one welcome our new supercooled overlords

Guys, jeeze
written by Weaver on April 21, 2007

this is real, and follows the laws of physics. If you put deionized water into your freezer you could probably achieve a similar, though not as drastic effect. So many ignorant people out there. "I don't understand it, it must be fake!". God.

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written by jokez on April 21, 2007

Last

Its real
written by Shaney on April 21, 2007

All you need to do is add this ingredient

Potassium Nitrate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate


Using this product, they can get the water under 0 degree without it freezing.

Its needs to be frozen in a a very still location once you shake if or hit it or pour it it starts to crystalize. :o) Enjoy and have phun!

wrong
written by s on April 21, 2007

using potassium nitrate will not make the water supercool. It does the same thing as adding salt to water and then freezing it, thats not supercooling.

I have this happen fairly often
written by Derek on April 21, 2007

I live in Canada and I often keep water in my work van. In the winter it usually freezes but sometimes it looks like it's not frozen until you open it, then it starts to freeze. It happens with some fruit juices too.

LOL
written by zeroes on April 22, 2007

people always touting that it is or isn't. just be normal humans and say, "wow, that's cool." stop being downers. !#(

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written by melissa on April 22, 2007

uhm, liquid nitrogen anyone?

Supercooling goodness in a bottle
written by s on April 22, 2007

This reminds me of supersaturated solutions in chem class. Where all you have to do to a super saturated saline solution is just add a crystal or shake it and it turns solid.

definately not super cooled
written by blake on April 23, 2007

there is some kind of powder in the bowl that reacts with the water to make a semi solid. if the water were super cooled the person couldn't hold the bottle without freezer burn.

dont be stupid
written by s on April 23, 2007

dont be stupid, water can be supercooled at -6°c. can you not hold an ice cube in your hand?

"Cool" video
written by rba on April 23, 2007

Nice video, unfortunately a lot of stupid comments. Read Erik's explanation up above, it's completely correct.

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written by TCB on April 24, 2007

We had to look up this video for a class related to engineering...there is no "magic" nor "powder" added to the liqud, and water can be supercooled at 20F, just 12F below its freezing point which is certainly easily handled by bare hands. Some study on liquid solid nucleation will prove that this is indeed possible as Erik explained and there is nothing more to it than nucleation laws.

moving water cannot freeze
written by amarfresh on April 24, 2007

moving water cannot freeze. if you were to constantly stir water in below freezing temperatures it will not freeze.

try this: take an aquarium air pump. put the tube in a bottle of water. try to freeze that bottle. it won't/shouldn't. pour it out... will this yield the same effect?

try superheating water
written by popkorn on April 24, 2007

it also has a fun effect

I do it w/ my Sprite all the time
written by Simplephysics on April 25, 2007

Instant Sprite Slushy!

Moving water will freeze...
written by Toyer on April 25, 2007

Otherwise, that would be to say if you constantly shook your fridge, that it would never make ice cubes. Icicles are water drops frozen in motion... Also, if you've ever seen a wave in a body of water frozen mid-break. Very nice effect. It makes perfect sense on paper, yet it's quite mesmerizing just the same.

You can do it too!
written by Fred on April 25, 2007

It's called slush powder:

http://www.penguinmagic.com/product.php?ID=70

...two things infinite, the universe and human stupidity, but I'm not so sure about the latter.
written by The Dude on April 25, 2007

Go to school. Read a book. Hell do it yourself. Erik got it right. Follow that explanation and it will work. No stupid "magic" powders, or shaking the vessel. Try it before you dismiss it as a "hoax" or "gel"

I've seen it
written by Sean on April 25, 2007

Its not a fake.

I saw the same effect a few years ago, we left bottles of sparkling mineral water outside in the winter to keep them cold. When we opened the 500ml bottle rather than the normal fizz the water turned to slush.

I had reasoned that the pressure in the bottle kept it from freezing and the release cooled it, but it could have been a purity stillness thing.

It was a great effect and would look very cool in a night club (although getting the slush out of the bottle was less fun)

This is like boiling super pure water
written by Dmann on April 26, 2007

If you boil water like this, it will get to or above the boiling temperature, without the traditional "boiling" reaction we are all used to. then just drop one little salt crystal or whatever, and Whoosh, a pretty violent reaction.

As seen on Mythbusters, so you know it's true

why be so mean???
written by lisa on April 26, 2007

Why does everyone have to be so mean? The bottom line is that it is an awesome video no matter how it works. Stop fighting. Obviously they achieved it you saw it with your own eyes.I think it is way cool. Just because I am no scientist and I dont understand how it works I am not going to argue the method.
Great Video!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow. It just happened to me.
written by Forrestoff on April 26, 2007

Before I left soccer practice, I put a bottle of Gatorade frost into the freezer so it'd be cool by the time I left. Well, I as I normally do, I forgot my Gatorade and left to soccer. Three hours later I returned and was thirsty. I opened the freezer, surprised to find my bottle of Gatorade UNFROZEN! I thought, "Cool! This'll go down easily!"

I opened the top adn started to drink and after 2 big gulps of what tasted like ice, but what felt like mashed potatoes, I looked down into the bottle. I saw a plume of lighter-than-surrounding liquid moving through the bottle. I tried to drink more and confirmed my observation: My bottle of Glacier Freeze had entirely frozen within 30 seconds before my eyes.

I started googling around, as I always do when I can't explain something I observe, and I found this forum.

All I have to say to those who don't believe this: It's okay if you don't believe it. We who have experienced are the wiser, and you can be too with some elementary google research.

this happens all the time
written by BeerMe on April 26, 2007

I take a beer out of the freezer and it's liquid until I open it. then beer slushy.

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written by albert E on April 26, 2007

you people are incredibly stupid. yes the freezing pt of water is 32F. However with out a source of nucleation no ice crystals can form. When shearing force is applied (as when pouring it) nucleation occurs, ice crystal forms and we have the effect seen in the video. This is the same reason Mentos dissipate the CO2 in cola. BE COOL STAY IN SCHOOL

Woah!
written by Lo-couk on April 27, 2007

Best not drink the stuff, you'll have a solid block of ice down your throat!

Question
written by nathan on April 29, 2007

I believe it's true and, I also think it's really cool, but how is he able to hold the bottle? Wouldn't that start the reaction that everyone talks about? Wouldn't the entire bottle turn to slush like the Gatorade or beer?

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written by Nar. on April 30, 2007

Your comment wasn't the last and I doubt mine will be either...

Assumption is the mother of all f*ck ups, and you, Eddie, are the Father.

yikes.
written by Pup on April 30, 2007

very cool video. nad oops i guess you didnt win after all ice ftw :-P

might not be freezing
written by Linkzero on May 2, 2007

The water may not actually be freezing, there is a type of powder, used mostly in magic tricks that when mixed with water it turns it into a type of gel. Though i maybe wrong as i'm pretty sure it does travel through the water and into the bottle =/

my oh my!
written by darry on May 3, 2007

no powder, no tricks, no magic! can you guys who don't believe this describe how a laser works? can you explain how hydrogen is a liquid inside a cylinder and then 'magically' turns to gas as soon as you let it out? you can't? well it must be a trick then. these things can't actually happen, because some people don't understand them.

gosh, have a bit of fun with science, the best bit about it is that it ISN'T a fake - it's just plain awesome!

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written by jasno on May 3, 2007

Yes, it's a real effect. No, I don't think this video demonstrates it. Look at the way the stuff in the bowl looks and moves. I would think that if it were turning into ice, it would solidify after a few seconds. Instead it continues to move as more liquid is added. That doesn't look like ice to me. Looks and acts like a gel. Cool video though. Glad it got us all talking and thinking.

millwright
written by wm on May 3, 2007

i have personaly experienced this at work, (a hot enviorment), with gator aid, bottled water, and so on. I would place said products into the fridges' freezer for 2-4 hrs or so, and when i opened the product i could see the liquid turn to slush before my very eyes, shaking before opening does the same.at first i assumed it was because the product was carbonated, but no, it seams to work on any store bought liquid i buy. thanks for a reasonable "cool" answer.
wm

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written by lackda on May 3, 2007

regardless of weather the video is a hoax or a genuine reproduction of the effect, super freezing is a possibility. as long as we can all agree on that this video has at least served the purpose of either teaching or giving us an opportunity to teach. leave it at that, the bright side.

cool
written by Anton on May 5, 2007

hi i'm actually doin ma final year project on this .and i can say to u guys that right at the top what eric says is right. water before freezez it decreases its temperature to about -4 or -3 degrees before it forms ice and hence at this point the temperature will return to its freezing point of 0degrees. at this point the crystalizatin of the ice begins( at temperatures -4 to -5 digrees). so if the water was taken out at theses temperatuer just before the ice would past this point and freeze ..u will obsereve the effect u see in the video. yet again the freezing temperautres and the super cooling effect changes with the purity of the water ex: mineral water,tap water,deionized etc. hope you guys do understand what i've just said.lol

Freezing on opening
written by Dibou on May 5, 2007

The comments made by people who open a bottle of something and then have it freeze is not the same as supercooling a liquid.
A liquid freezes at a certain temperature, its freezing point. If you pressurize that same liquid the freezing point will change.
So, let's take the example of a bottle of soda. It is pressurized (as evidence by the hiss upon opening). If it is opened and made cold, let us say it will freeze at 25F (lower than normal water because of the salts and such inside it). However, since an unopened bottle is pressurized it will freeze at a lower temperature, say 15F.
So if you take an unopened bottle and make the temperature 20F it will not freeze, but as soon as you release the pressure by opening the bottle the liquid inside will then be colder than its unpressurized freezing point and will freeze before your eyes.

orly?
written by Mark on May 6, 2007

The why would a can of soda explode in my freezer, and many of my friend's freezers? the carbonation thing makes sense, but so does supercooling, I think anybody who doesn't belive it is real, should get some de-ionized water, and put it in a freezer, on a very cool day/night, undisturbed, and see what happens! I know I will!

re: orly?
written by hiz on May 7, 2007

to Orly? when you have a can of soda in the freezer the soda is pressurized. when water freezes it creates a crystalline lattice structure that takes up more space than the original container. when something cant take up more space than is available. so when the can breaks from the freezing process it also allows for the pressure from within to equalize with its surroundings resulting in an explosive decompression. as for the video i am still skeptical about its validity, but something that is hard to do with the "magic" or "Slush" powders and other hydrophilic substances is to get it to seem as if it is growing from where ever the water touches. my experience as a magician has always been a pretty even expansion ratio.

Truth
written by Truth on May 8, 2007

The solution is NOT ice! The solution used is called water-lock or . It is a superabsorbent polymer. It is the same thing that is used in baby diapers. It is also used by many magicians as a form of pouring water into a cup and the water not pouring back out. IT IS NOT ICE! It is a gel.

http://www.grainprocessing.com/WATER LOCK/waterlockinfo.html

Really cool video!
written by Wow on May 8, 2007

Seriously guys, stop trying to say it's not supercooling. If you don't think it is, look it up on Wikipedia, google, anywhere (provided you can understand the language), before you look up some magic powder.

'Truth' -- If it were a powder, you'd see the slush forming from the bottom, not from where the water hits the ice and producing the "snaking" effect you see here.

LOL
written by NAte on May 12, 2007

ohhhh this just cracks me up... i love arguments over stuff... is it water or gel, or powder... i personaly believe god has a part in this. This is a MIRACLE!

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written by Stefan on May 12, 2007

Arguing over the internet is like taking part in the Special Olympics, even if you win you are still retarted.

hi
written by kishan on May 15, 2007

This video of how does water frezee when water is pour in was a very good video and i like it can you send me link

funfun
written by Daniel Rodezno on May 16, 2007

I Have tried this a few times, But I've never been able to keep the water stable enough over night for it not to freeze, It just kinda blows up the bottle, But eh, I have a junk freezer. The only reason why it looks like gel is because its not freezing completely, If he froze it for a few more hours it would have been fine.

Good Vid
written by RL on May 16, 2007

This is a great video clip. The sad thing about this entire conversation is that it is based on very basic science. The human races capacity to rationalize things that they do not understand never fails to amaze. An entertaining read none the less.

Why are so many people who comment on videos such fraktards?
written by Aaron on May 16, 2007

Remember, these idiots vote. Oh, and it's spelled "retarded," not "retarted," Stefan.

YEAH
written by woop woop on May 19, 2007

sweet video, I wish I could do it. Also, the argument has been most hilarious. Its like geeks being split between Star Wars and Star Trek. Star Wars being the side of this argument stating its water freezing outside of the bottle, and Star Trek is the side stating that it is merely some gel/powder/magic trick. Yay, I love referencing things to pointless tv/movie icons.

help me please
written by nick on May 20, 2007

hey how exactly would you make this (freeze it) with out a "rough" surface cause putting it in a freeze will not work unless you keep it open it right?

What is wrong with you?
written by Scarylong on May 21, 2007

Idiots

Definately possible
written by Shaggy Shagerson on May 31, 2007

Like many have said, supercooling water is very possible. I've only had it happen to me with water once, but I used to live in a cold area and we use the outside as a fridge. Usually we end up with our pop doing the same thing. I like to try and pour the sprite out of the can into a glass and just watch the crystals spread, sprite slushee, hehe.

Freezing gatorade
written by pieter helsen on June 5, 2007

The freezing Gatorade could be just due to the difference in pressure.
Water takes in more space when frozen so with increased pressure (the bottle) it's freezing point is lower. Remove the cap from the bottle, loose the pressure and it should freeze verry quickly.
Simple thermodynamics.

??
written by Veronica fan!! on June 7, 2007

wat the were do u get this ideas from?? wierdo!!

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written by alas on June 10, 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy6eKm8IRdI

To all gell people
written by Sleeping Dragon on June 14, 2007

The rain that immediately freezes is then caused by tiny goblins sprinkling the 'magic dust' all around the area, or it's some kind of intervention from foreign country? ;)

No, pure still water lacking small particles (those crystalls that were mentioned above) really freezes at lower temperatures.

Everyone that thinks it was magical gel
written by Science! on June 15, 2007

lern2physics

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written by Rob on June 19, 2007

look it up at wikipedia. "super cooling" there is also super heating.

Do it all the time
written by student on June 27, 2007

You guys make me laugh...those who don't believe it...eric took a few too many words to explain it, but he's right, and its super easy. no one believes it till they see it...i haven't done it by pouring it out, but sticking a bottle into a fridge set at 31 F or so, then when i take it out, hit the bottom against something hard, and the water turns to mush. it's very cool. i just did it this afternoon, and showed this guy that wouldn't believe me, and for the first time, some of the top and bottom of the water actually turned to hard ice, no longer sluch. i was super confused, but i do the slush thing all the time.

how do you do that
written by Zach Garcia on June 29, 2007

i was wondering how do you do that. what do you have to do

More videos....
written by ChrisF on July 2, 2007

There are lots of videos of supercooling here.

No, its not gel.
written by d on July 2, 2007

it is ice. But he put sodium acetate in it before freezing it. I'm not sure how that works, but I read up a bit on it.

jesus christe
written by holy sh*t on July 7, 2007

i cannot believe there are this many stupid people in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercooling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercooling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercooling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercooling

read, learn. seriously, i learned about this shit in 10th grade science class. have you all not graduated high school yet?

ice, a CRYSTAL forms around a NUCLEUS. not the atomic nucleus, the more standard definition of a nucleus: a center, starting point. as cold water touches the nucleus (sand, salt, anything), it provides a basis from which to form a CRYSTAL, i.e., ice. a crystal cannot form around a liquid. it needs a solid.

again:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercooling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercooling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercooling


please stop arguing now, its pointless. its supercooling, not gels or powders or any of that bullshit.

really?
written by bunos on July 27, 2007

how are we meant to know that is water? ive seen the same reaction with sodium acetate and suger (or salt, i 4get), unfortunately we cant tell whether the reaction is exo or endthermic... that aside, any suggestions on what i should keep my water so i can cool it to below 4 degrees celcius (34F i think)???

SLUSHY
written by jhayesvw on August 14, 2007

people.
i teach science. this supercooling effect is absolutely true. i show my students this phenom every year. Just take an empty bottle of water. Add water from the drinking fountain at your school or work. Fill it most of the way. Cap the bottle then place it in the freezer ( i always put it on its side for no real reason except my office fridge is small). Then in a few hours, take the bottle out carefully. if you gently wipe the immediate condensation off, you'll see that the water inside is perfectly liquid.
SHAKE THE BOTTLE with the cap on still.
LOOK!!! its slushy inside. The chaos added to the bottle will turn the liquid to ice since it actually cooled to below the freezing point.
thats it.

water freezing fast
written by leonardo on September 23, 2007

yes this is true. i was bored at work ,so i wonder if i could melt sand ,so i put some sand in a 6 inch pipe and aimed the flame from the cutting torch to it,not only did i find out that sand can be melted ,which takes alot of heat ,it then melted and turns into plastic. i than took my bottle waqter and poured it onto the melted sand i had just melted which was molting red from the heat of the melted sand , when i pour the water on it the water started to boil then instaly started to freeze as it poured out of the bottle just like the video above. if anyone knows why this happened please write me and tell me why.

duuuuuuuuuude!
written by jorge on December 11, 2007

im trying to do a science exparement and i dont know whos right. can someone help me?

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written by Bman on February 7, 2008

uh its sodium acetate everyone its a chemical that when disturbed it causes a chemical reaction to from crtsallyine structers i did this in my chem class

READ THIS
written by NATE on February 15, 2008

THIS IS NOT A HOAX like people have already said the water needs an impurity to forming crystals on and when you have really purified water (distilled works the best) there will be no imperfections in the water to start forming the crystals. Take a few bottles of water unopened and put them in the snow outside leave them for about an hour maybe two and go out there and check on them. the reason i say put a couple out there is because some bottles have imperfections. The ones that are still liquid are ready to be turned into ice. Take the bottle and shake it or open it and but a snowflake in it the ice will form rapidly. A good type of bottled water to try this with is FIJI it is very clean and works very good HAVE FUN WITH IT!!!!

hmm...
written by tosh on February 23, 2008

i would like to ask if supercooling can occur in places with 14 degrees celsius temperature?...if yes, how?

i need help with this...how does this work?
written by lindsay on March 7, 2008

okay.. so i'm doing a science fair project on supercooling and snap freezing water. My question for the project was "Can water stay in liquid form under 0 degrees celsius?". My science teacher has said that they already know the answer to my question so i would need to find out why this works and how this works. But everywhere i've searched has given me a answer that is WAY to complicated for me to understand or otherwise there is no answer at all. So anyone please, how does supercooling work?

how does it work???
written by dan on April 6, 2008

they guy up top who wrote a lot said "thus" like 9 time no joke. hahah thus i have no life thus i need to get laid thus i live with my mom. oh god a said thus so many times its starting to not sound like a real word!!!!!

LOL
written by JOOOOHN on July 28, 2008

When a bottle of unopened water or soda is used, it has carbon dioxide inside it. When this is inside it, it lowers the freezing point of teh water. Try putting a bottle of dr pepper or the like in your freezer, when it is opened and teh CO2 is released, the drink should freeze almost instantly.

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written by lilli k on August 12, 2008

A sad fact of life is that no matter how many times a person tries to explain something with scientific backing, there will be a group of people who immediately dismiss the information as false. They won't bother to research the topic to find out if the person doing the explaining is right or not. They don't want to believe someone out there might actually be *SMARTER* than they are... and why would they want to waste their precious time learning new things?

These people should help clean up the gene pool and off themselves now.

Suppercooling water
written by Breanna Klein on August 20, 2008

if u learned about this in 10 grade u were behind i learned about this in 8th and btw to the people who don't think this is possible go to http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/project_ideas/Phys_p033.shtml?fave=no&isb=cmlkOjg5Njk1LHNpZDoxLHA6MQ==&from=TSW

This is true
written by tavia brooks on August 20, 2008

Everyday at work, I take a .5L bottle of Nestle-Pure Life water. I put in the freezer, I am usually impatient so i go to the freezer and take the bottle of water out, I shake it up and it turns into a slush-like/gel-like form. Science is great, this is not so trivial as everyone is making it seem. Its really simple. Water companies attempt to reverse osmosis or distillation by enhancing the water in you water bottles with minerals. Magnesium Sulfate plays a large role in this. And you don’t need gloves, its just cold water. :)

Supercooling is true
written by Guy who has knowledge of this on September 5, 2008

Guys just because you don't know something to be a fact doesn't mean it isn't true. This is very true. I experience it everyday at work. Water will super cool down to around -4C then it will start to crystallize and form ice. There is no powder in the bowl just ice forming its crystals. Everyone in here besides the people who are in agreement are wrong. Stop believing that you know everything and admit that there are somethings that you don't know. Its annoying. Now put water in your freezer with a temperature logger inside. Oh wait if you are denying this to be true you probably don't have a temperature logger. But if you do then you will see that it will drop below 0deg C and go down around -4degC before it will jump back up to its freeze point 0deg C

Wait just a minute!!!
written by magicpetz on September 16, 2008

I don't believe this bull mess. Its straight up Fake city, USA...population = all of you; except for the real believers like myself. White Jesus froze the water with the bible. Amen.

..and I only looked this up because it happened to me when i was drinking a water yesterday and was trying to show it to my girlfriend with a link.
written by Chad on October 29, 2008

i was looking to find a law or something that actually describes this. It's funny that all these people who won't take the effort to follow the instructions are so fully sure that it's a gimmick or a trick. I've been out here in iraq for a long time and especially when it's hot out, my crystal clear water turns hazy and to slush when we bring it out of the fridge. it's pretty cool to watch the ice slush crawl up the length of the bottle in seconds. And yes, i drink it, or wait for it to thaw and drink it; it's WATER. H2O.. Agua(espanol), Mye(arabic), Tubig(Tagalog-filipino). I just popped a few in the fridge for another go tomorrow. Good entertainment when away from anywhere. Naysayers....just try it. lol i think it's awesome. Hope this wikipedia page I'm about to look up will describe it well. -me.

hi
written by don butt on November 3, 2008

why is my video up on here man.

I've had this happen to me
written by Ellen on November 19, 2008

I've put bottles of water in the freezer, left them there for about 1/3 an hour, taken them out as liquid, but as soon as I open it or shake it a bit the whole bottle crystallizes into a slush.

Pretty cool to see, just regular water in a plastic bottle.

this happens to my beer all the time!!!
written by curro on November 19, 2008

Have you ever pulled a cold brew out the freezer? Liquid until you pop the cap then is starts to slush up.

same here...
written by anon on December 11, 2008

had a water bottle sitting in the car over night during ~10 degree weather in new mexico. next morning, i'm getting in the car with my gf, who picks up the bottle, amazed that the water didn't freeze...as soon as she picks it up, it froze instantly. one of the trippiest things i've ever seen (mainly because we weren't expecting it).

It does work
written by Jaylin on January 23, 2009

some class mates and i did this for a physics experiment, it really works, just dont touch the water and leave it for a few hours somewhere where the temp is below freezing. Then you can either pour the water out like in this video, or you can not open the bottle and just shake it and watch it freeze right infront of your eyes. And Eriks explanation above is correct, that is exactly why it happens

Wow
written by Adam on February 6, 2009

I think it funny that just because you guys havent seen this before you have to call bogus. i've seen this for myself numerous times in my car, with water, and even pepsi. so before you go calling hoax and whatnot, you should probably try it. your really making yourselves look stupid.

Ok, SO I did this easily
written by steve on March 19, 2009

2/3rds full of a Fiji water bottle inside of a small fridge set right next to the Cooler Fan.. let it sit for a few hours ( i do it over night) take it out and pour it in a bowl and watch it work.. also, I smack the bottle on a table and the entire water inside turns to slush.. its amazing..

It happened to me 5 minutes ago!
written by Lando C on March 27, 2009

So i've been working all night on a presentation I have to give and I decided to get the bottle of Poland Spring Sparkling Water (with lemon essence). I took it out of the freezer after accidentally leaving it there for approx. 4 hours. I opened the bottle and as soon as i started drinking from it, the water turn to slush. Its happened to me several times before so I wasnt surprised. This time I decided to look up the cause of this rxn. Thats how I found this vid and all of you doubting douchebags. The video is real, I tell you! REAL, I say!!!

Cool
written by Share Vouchers on May 3, 2009

I share vouchers and posts about this sort of thing on my other social networking sites. Thanks to the poster :)

its sodium acetate
written by Dacooter on May 9, 2009

its sodium acetate

IQ
written by Chick on May 12, 2009

The cold water freezes when the pressure is changed. No biggy. All your suppercooled theories are out the window.

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written by genny on August 6, 2009

what do you think is the molecular structure of the opaque drop?what is this commonly called?

Yes, it's true!
written by Darlene on December 10, 2009

We live in Renton, WA and are going through a 'deep freeze', below 33 for the last 4 days. We keep a case of water on our back porch, and my son went to grab one for school yesterday and just started yelling for me to come quick! we saw the outside row was frozen, but the bottles on the inside 'looked' like they were not. When he grabbed one, it immediatley started freezing from one end to the other! So we grabbed another, and it did the same thing! It was so cool! Then later I went to do some errands and grabbed a bottle from the back of my car, and it did the same thing! 45 and I learned something new! You can teach and old dog new tricks! :)

*sigh*......i have done tons of research on...
written by Isaac on December 13, 2009

I have done tons of research on the topic of supersaturation and super cooling, along with crystallization, and sodium acetate. this video is 100% , unparalleled, unbised, truth. Whoever thinks this is a trick or hoax, i f**king dare you to do this experiment properly, and SEE, SEE if it doesn't f**king work! And then guess what? You know who got owned? YOU. Yeah, that's right. YOU.
And all those people who still decide that they want to troll on people? well, it's okay, because we know that you have either
a)family issues
b)no life
c)you live in your parents' basement
d)you're adopted
e)you live in your adopted parents' basement
f)you have no social life
g)You have family issues in your adopted family, and you live in your adopted parents' basement with no life, social life, or appreciation for what others have accomplished!

:D

Thanks to anyone who is still standing up for the people who created this vid, and job well done to the people who did, in fact create the video.

PEACE! ... (and...chill out a little people! (heh heh, get it? supercooled water
and chilling out? yeah? yeah? :D))

i can't wait to set ma fangs on u humans
written by rosalie cullen on January 18, 2010

u guys r wierd over my last 120 years i haen't botherd to do such a wierdo human experiment

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written by rosalie cullen on January 18, 2010

seriosly even alice thinks you guys r wierd uhhh! edward won't stop annoying me and bella is crying bcuz she misses her wierdo smelly werewold jacob black!!! oh i g2g cuz my monkeyman emmet is waiting for me we'tr going opurt with alice to go hunting i might as well bite u guys

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written by rosalie cullen on January 18, 2010

huh i might as well bite bella myself since shes so annoying she keeps on whining about being turned into 1 of us really but nobody knows that i have a new sister and she is actually bella swan edward and her just got married a few days a go oops now bella is also a vamp so its not so hard to be around her guess wat now she's pregnant!! i can'twait to see the baby!! buye wierdo human being

Sodium Acetate
written by Jim Wheeler on February 6, 2010

This isn't actually water OR supercooled! This is Sodium Acetate or something similar which when poured onto something creates an exothermic reaction and turns instantly into a solid form! I wouldn't recommend drinking THAT "water"!