Subj : Weather..
To   : Mike Powell
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Jan 11 2026 12:37:00

Hello Mike!

** On Sunday 11.01.26 - 10:41, Mike Powell wrote to ROB MCCART:

 >> Funny ice on the bay. That rain left a coating of water on top
 >> of the ice a couple of inches deep in places, but then when it
 >> dropped below freezing, rather than the water just freezing solid,
 >> for some reason it formed a very thin layer of ice with an inch
 >> or two of air space under it. It's strange to walk on, crunching
 >> through that top layer to drop an inch or two and then stop..
 >> And where did the rest of the water go?

 MP> Considering that water expands when it freezes, one must wonder where it
 MP> went.  ;)

As the ice freezes, it lifts and climbs as it "expands".

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