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Finder · 01-26-2007, 01:26 PM

One mile of open ice on the lake surface can expand by as much as three feet when the sun hits it. I've seen it happen. Freezing water expands and when it becomes solid contracts as it gets colder.

01-26-2007, 01:26 PM	#13
Finder Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	One mile of open ice on the lake surface can expand by as much as three feet when the sun hits it. I've seen it happen. Freezing water expands and when it becomes solid contracts as it gets colder.