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Old 02-08-2005, 02:24 PM   #21 (permalink)
Charlatan
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Originally Posted by kutulu
The top of the pond freezes because that is the area exposed to the cold temperature. The heat is going from the pond to the air. The ground that surrounds the pond insulates the bottom of the pond.

Don't put ID into this.
God! I would never bring ID into this...

Honestly I was just poking fun.

I agree that the surface freezes first because it is exposed to air, BUT the reason it stays at the surface is because ice floats (which is unique)
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