Properties of Ice

Ice is a fascinating substance - when it's not being manufactured at night next to one's bedroom window. Here are some online articles of interest regarding its unique properties:

General -

http://environmental-organizations.suite101.com/article.cfm/ices_protective_properties

http://physics.suite101.com/article.cfm/physics_of_water_and_ice

http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/ice/ice.htm


Snowballs -

http://chestofbooks.com/crafts/popular-mechanics/The-Boy-Mechanic-700-Things-for-Boys-to-Do/Peculiar-Properties-Of-Ice.html


Glacial processes -

http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10ae.html

Here are some ice properties one doesn't hear about every day:

Ablation - Surface removal of ice or snow from a glacier or snowfield by melting, sublimation, and/or calving.

Sublimation - Where ice changes into water vapor without first becoming liquid. This process requires approximately 680 calories of heat energy for each gram of water converted.

Regelation - Where ice melts under pressure and then refreezes once the pressure has passed. Look for it in http://skua.gps.caltech.edu/hermann/ice.htm

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All this gives new layers of meaning to phrases such as:

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My NsFH regelated after each enforcement inquiry;

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The City of Manteca ablated a long time ago;

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The judicial process is glacial; and

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Don't consume any ice from TLC Catering.