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IT has been known for many years that when supercooled water suddenly freezes, whisker-like growths may occasionally form on the upper side of the layer of ice covering the water. It would seem that this was first reported by H. G. Dorsey in 1921 (ref. 1), but it has since been mentioned by several other observers2–6.
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HAYWARD, A. Growth of Ice Tubes. Nature 211, 172–173 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211172a0
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