> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Amanda SubbaRao > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 10:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Scouted] Water that won't freeze in Minn. lake > > The article I read (in the Wall Street Journal IIRC) > mentioned that the lake was actually warmer in the > area in question (40 F sounds familiar, but I wouldn't > swear to it). They'd done salinity tests and whatnot, > but none of the results provided any explanations. > > As for the UFO theory, the residents are pushing it, > hoping to get an increase in tourism. A local > bar designed a drink called "The Black Hole" and > touted views of the lake during lunch time. > > A very nifty science mystery, all in all. > > Personally, I think it's the heat from all those > decomposing alien bodies the government > dumped when they had to clean out Area 54...
There's an Area 54? :) I *knew* Studio 54 was filled with Aliens! :) Jon GSV *Ducking*! > Amanda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [Scouted] Water that won't freeze in Minn. lake > > Jon Gabriel wrote: > > > > >If the water contains a high concentration of saline then it won't > >freeze at 0 degrees C. The article doesn't say if the lake is > >freshwater or saltwater, but I vaguely recall that lakes are usually > >freshwater? > > > High pressure also prevents water from freezing, because liquid > H2O has a higher density than solid H2O. That's why water exists under > the Northern Pole Icecap. > > Alberto Monteiro > > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
