http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/13sep_electricice.htm?list920094
Electric Ice 09.13.2006 Sept. 13, 2006: Here's something fun to try in your kitchen: Go to the freezer, open the door and pry loose an ice cube. Next, look around the freezing compartment for some frost—the crystalline fuzz that loves to coat your frozen English peas. Found it? Rub the ice cube gently across the frost. Nothing happens. Well, what did you expect, a bolt of lightning? Actually, that's just how lightning gets started. <more>
