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Why does ice expand?!

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Mar 27, 2026
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Conventionally, matter condenses as it cools down, but water is is very strange in the way it expands. What is the mechanism of this process? Find out in this episode of Fossil Fix. Music by Kevin McLeoud Support The Channel https://www.patreon.com/c/dpavitt Socials danepavitt.bsky.social instagram.com/danepavitt/ 00:00 Introduction 00:43 The chemical structure of water 01:13 Cooling effect 02:01 Top-down freezing 02:27 An anecdote 03:07 Outro

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