(December 8th, 2005) Yesterday morning I went to get some bottled water from my garage. It had been in the garage for over a week, mostly undisturbed. The outside temperature was reportedly -17°C (about 1°F); I imagine the garage was slightly warmer than that, but still below the freezing point of water. I picked up a bottle of water and noticed that it was not frozen. In fact, it was completely liquid. But soon after I disturbed it, the water in the bottle began to crystalize. The water became progressively cloudy from the top down as it froze inside the bottle. The effect was much like the ice creeping along the walls and floors in The Day After Tomorrow.
Now THIS is freaking cool! Its been getting cold enough here lately that I might have to try this out for myself. I’ll be sure to take some videos like this guy, but I doubt they’ll be much better quality since my camera is probably quite similar to his. Oh well, it’ll be interesting, nonetheless!