How To Grow Ice Spikes In Your Ice Cube Tray

[mcs328]

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/aprilholladay/2005-10-24-ice-spikes_x.htm

I've always wondered and now I know. The trick is to use distilled water. Scienctific explanation in the link.

[Markel]

I've seen them fairly often on our ice cubes (we use a reverse osmosis filter for our water), and I've guessed that it was a matter of the freezing/expanding cycle. But I've never seen a precise explanation for the spikes. Thanks.

[baggio248]

I might try this at work. I have distilled water and a freezer that is at -14 F. This could be really cool. Freak people out.

[nickel]

I might try this at work. I have distilled water and a freezer that is at -14 F. This could be really cool. Freak people out.
seriously? if you want some ice daggers move up here. we have them hanging off roofs all the time during the winter. :P

oh, and you'll poke your eye out kid. :hihi:

[baggio248]

seriously? if you want some ice daggers move up here. we have them hanging off roofs all the time during the winter. :P

oh, and you'll poke your eye out kid. :hihi:

I think im trying it today. Thanks Nickel, but no thanks. New York is not my kind of place.

[BigJon]

The perfect weapon...kill, then melt the weapon.

[baggio248]

I don't have an ice tray here, so I made a box lined with plastic and put distilled water in it. It is in a -14 degree F freezer right now, hopefully I get a cool spike to grow. I'll post pics if I can get it to work.