The Amazing Misadventures of This and That

At the advent of the dawn, a rusty snow shovel in my hand, I gazed out upon the white landscape. The weak light filtered down unhindered, causing glints like tiny diamonds as far as the eye could see. Adjusting the down coat around my shoulders and pulling my hat down over my ears, I began my work.

Shoveling is a bitch.

This, however, isn't:



Remember how I mentioned that water tends to become supercooled before it turns into snow? Well, this is a more down to earth experiment you can do with bottled water... or beer. As I said before, a liquid can fall below its initial freezing point by a method called supercooling. In order for this to occur you need to have a liquid that is free of impurities or existing ice crystals. Now, this fella left a bottle of Corona in the freezer for a few hours. Since it was left completely undisturbed, and the liquid was in a relatively smooth container, it was able to drop below its freezing point with no change in state.

A little jarring whack on the counter aaaand... bingo. A chain reaction that causes the beer to solidify. Go ahead- try it at your next party. The ladies will love it.