John M's movie is great, but I'm having difficulty believing it is solid
ice. As John D. said, some water must remain. In fact, in a typical
freezer in which the temperature is 0F (-18C) I think rough calculation
would indicate only 25% of the water would freeze. So I wonder if what we
see in John M's freezing bottle is the propagation of a slush that is 25%
ice and 75% water.
John (M), have you ever removed the cap and pushed a rod or knife or
something into the bottle to find the consistency of the ice/water/whatever?
Michael D. Edmiston, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry and Physics
Bluffton University
1 University Drive
Bluffton, OH 45817
419.358.3270
edmiston@bluffton.edu