Today I learned about supercooling, where a liquid can get below its freezing point without ice forming. I found a half-drunk bottle of coke in the construction site that was still liquid. As soon as I moved it, the whole thing instantly turned to ice!

Today I learned about supercooling, where a liquid can get below its freezing point without ice forming.

I found a half-drunk bottle of coke in the construction site that was still liquid. As soon as I moved it, the whole thing instantly turned to ice!

2024-01-14 2:52 am

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starrwulfe

@aaronpk I remember doing a science experiement in elementary school involving several 2 liter bottles of generic cola from the local store and a very cold day (I think it was 22ºF/-6ºC?) doing exactly this in our schoolyard. Very fun, and very cold.

2024-01-15 9:54 pm

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starrwulfe

in reply to aaronparacki.com/2024/01/15/9

@aaronpk Could be the sugar content in the syrup + the carbonation and it's dark colored so pretty easy to see the changeover when it happens through the fizziness.

2024-01-22 4:21 pm

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