ice stalagmites

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From: Eric Muller (emuller@isaac.exploratorium.edu)
Date: Sat Sep 25 1999 - 21:43:04 PDT


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Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 21:43:04 -0700
From: Eric Muller <emuller@isaac.exploratorium.edu>
Subject: ice stalagmites

A friend asked me a question I couldn't answer:

She says that often, when she leaves ice cubes in her freezer for long
periods of time, they develop stalagmite formations (cave like columns).
She asked me how/why they form. I said I would get back to her on
thisŠ..any guesses?

Eric Muller
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