Anyone Ride Glassy water, near the freezing point?

[tor*p*do]

Water is at it's most dense right before it freezes.
When it freezes, it forms crystals that are less dense, so ice floats. The increase in density of the water would be more observable than the change in viscosity. Increased density means more buoyancy, more thrust and other observed phenomenon. Similarly the air is more dense when colder so more oxygen atoms per unit volume making motor run slightly leaner.

 

[Wfo35]

I got a call out at work this weekend for a cable fault and grabbed a couple bottles of water from the back of the utility truck in -4 deg temps. Surprisingly it wasn’t frozen yet, “we park in a heated garage”. As soon as the bottles hit the warm air of the cab it immediately went to ice/slush. I’ve never witnessed that happen in my 44 years in upstate ny.

 

[te4250]

I was gonna say maybe you’re ridding in water that’s below freezing but hasn’t frozen yet, some of the water in the splash may be freezing while it splashes like the water bottle phenomenon. Wfo can’t believe thats the first time you’ve seen that I feel like every time I find a bottle of water in my truck in winter it’s liquid till you shake it or open it then freezes instantly, I wanna say it’s at the “triple point” but I think that’s actually a special combination of pressure and temperature where it could be liquid gas or solid

 

[te4250]

It’s a “supercooled fluid” in the water bottle triple point is what I though

 

[Wetbuffalo]

I got a call out at work this weekend for a cable fault and grabbed a couple bottles of water from the back of the utility truck in -4 deg temps. Surprisingly it wasn’t frozen yet, “we park in a heated garage”. As soon as the bottles hit the warm air of the cab it immediately went to ice/slush. I’ve never witnessed that happen in my 44 years in upstate ny.

You can actually have it where the liquid can be below the freezing point then some kind of shock can cause it to freeze. It’s called a supercooled liquid. I have had it happen to me a couple times. On another side note Snow guns use this effect to make snow. The water coming out of the gun becomes super cooled as it expands from being under pressure and is blasted with compressed air to cause it to freeze around something like a dust particle.

 

[Mdavies_02]

I got a call out at work this weekend for a cable fault and grabbed a couple bottles of water from the back of the utility truck in -4 deg temps. Surprisingly it wasn’t frozen yet, “we park in a heated garage”. As soon as the bottles hit the warm air of the cab it immediately went to ice/slush. I’ve never witnessed that happen in my 44 years in upstate ny.

Happens to beer all winter long when outside. Its devastating. Bring beer near the fire to keep warm just seems so wrong.

 

[Big Kahuna]

Happens to beer all winter long when outside. Its devastating. Bring beer near the fire to keep warm just seems so wrong.

So, stick the beer between your girls Breasts and let it warm up slowly first before opening??????????

 

[bored&stroked]

back to talking about the Science of Water Physics please!

So, stick the beer between your girls Breasts and let it warm up slowly first before opening??????????

hahahahaha admin says no way jose!

 

[Quinc]

I got a call out at work this weekend for a cable fault and grabbed a couple bottles of water from the back of the utility truck in -4 deg temps. Surprisingly it wasn’t frozen yet, “we park in a heated garage”. As soon as the bottles hit the warm air of the cab it immediately went to ice/slush. I’ve never witnessed that happen in my 44 years in upstate ny.

That's the best with a corona out of the freezer on a hot day and when you open it it ices over.

 

[Dorny119]

I totally agree with point # 1. When riding super glassy water, it's hard to even stay upright sometimes. You don't have any reference point. super weird feeling. Super fun too!

 

[SteveC]

Water is at it's most dense right before it freezes.
When it freezes, it forms crystals that are less dense, so ice floats. The increase in density of the water would be more observable than the change in viscosity. Increased density means more buoyancy, more thrust and other observed phenomenon. Similarly the air is more dense when colder so more oxygen atoms per unit volume making motor run slightly leaner.

I want someone to try riding water at near 0C, and then again at near 350C (!!) to confirm this makes an observable difference in ride feel. Volunteers??