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Slippery Science: The Physics of Ice

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Is There More Thermal Energy at the Surface of a Pond?

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You do need things like nucleation points. So something for water molecule to cling on to for long enough to form a crystal, you know, to form an ice molecule. And temperature wise, there's also this thing called the dew temperature. But in most aspects of normal life, the dew temperatures and freezing point are pretty similar.

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