The Bon brothers are doing their research in 2018. Michael Faraday had this idea that there was some sort of liquid layer on the surface of ice. We call it gel. It's a gel, OK? And they have all of the technology to do it. But back in the day, way back in theday, Michael Faraday in about 1850, was coming up with terms like regilation.
What makes ice slippery? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly uncover the complex physics of ice and cool facts we’re still learning about it with physicist and author, Laurie Winkless.
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