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    What is 'hot ice'?

    Question #77506. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Mar 19 07 11:09 PM)


    toughynutter

    		"Hot ice is the name given to another surprising phenomenon in which water at room temperature can be turned into ice that remains at room temperature by supplying an electric field on the order of 106 volts per meter.[5]

    The effect of such electric fields has been suggested as an explanation of cloud formation. The first time cloud ice forms around a clay particle, it requires a temperature of −10 °C, but subsequent freezing around the same clay particle requires a temperature of just "

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_(molecule)



    Mar 19 07, 11:28 PM
    Arpeggionist

    		The nickname of the play Shakespeare inserts into the end of "A Midsummer Night's Dream " - "Tedious and brief? Merry and tragical? That is hot ice and... strange snow..."

    Mar 20 07, 3:00 AM
    skypilot024

    		Also a slang term for stolen diamonds.

    Mar 20 07, 7:40 AM
    skysmom65

    		Or three films:

    Hot Ice (2000 Film)
    Hot Ice (1955 Film)
    Hot Ice (1952 Crime Film)

    http://www.answers.com/hot%20ice

    Mar 20 07, 8:14 AM
    ilikepizza12

    		Just saying, hot ice is an oxymoron.

    Mar 21 07, 7:27 PM
    fado72

    		Hot ice is crystallized sodium acetate trihydrate.
    If normal sodium acetate dissolved in water crystallizes it will generate an exothermic reaction that's why it's called hot ice.
    http://wikianswers.com/Q/What_is_hot_ice

    Sep 07 10, 1:55 PM

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