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What's with Baja ice?
First off, I don't consider myself a novice at making ice. Granted, we used to have an ice maker in the fridge up in Idaho many years ago and the CA
marina we keep our boat in has an ice machine, but I've made plenty of perfectly flat ice in my day. Some might even say perfect ice cubes but I don't
want to brag.
So then, what's causing this in our homemade La Paz ice?
Nothing above the ice trays to drip. Has now happened twice. And in 2 different refrigerators. I've ruled out fridge issues. But what? The water?
Vortexes? Overuse of the ice trays?
Any rocket scientists, refrigeration gurus or 7-11 clerks that can explain it to me? Do I need to switch back to the old metal ice trays with the
lever?
I was thinking about putting them on eBay but inadvertently used them in a gin & tonic.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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I would have to say that you have inadvertantly mixed male and female ice cubes together. And the result is well... predictable.
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Gringolandia-insomnia-obsessive-hieleriandomaniac-syndrome
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishbuck
I would have to say that you have inadvertantly mixed male and female ice cubes together. And the result is well... predictable. |
Exactly what I thought you would say.
| Quote: | Originally posted by gnukid
Gringolandia-insomnia-obsessive-hieleriandomaniac-syndrome |
Exactly what I was thinking too.
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a vortex caused by the Coriolis effect
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That would be a ice spike
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/icespikes/ic...
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COOL- - -
no.. really......COOL!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
a vortex caused by the Coriolis effect |
Exactly where my thoughts were headed until:
| Quote: | Originally posted by Frank
That would be a ice spike |
I think we have a winner. Your check is in the mail.
We aren't using distilled water, but it is RO water so not much mineral content. Thanks for the answers to my questions. I was afraid I was going to
go an entire day without learning one new thing.
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNuts
COOL- - -
no.. really......COOL! |
Exactly!
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Earthquake, or heavy truck traffic nearby.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by gnukid
Gringolandia-insomnia-obsessive-hieleriandomaniac-syndrome |
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I can see an image of Jesus in the ice!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oxxo
I can see an image of Jesus in the ice! |
Are you sure that's not the mother mary ?
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Thought it was Pinocchio. I can't believe you spike your Ice cube, but then I thought the drinks were a little heavy.
If its not where it is, its where it isn\'t.
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Viagra, Cialis, or Levitra in the water?
A cosmic vortex/worm hole in the space time continuum?
A leak in the roof of the freezer causing drips to form "stalagmites"?
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oldlady
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Analyze whether or not your plastic trays are out gassing. This phenomena could not only affect the symmetrical stucture of the cube, but potentially
the entire "micro-climate" of your freezer.
Or, chill out and stick with Pacifico from the bottles.
[Edited on 2-18-2009 by oldlady]
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Ice spikes grow due to differential freezing of cube. The water first freezes on top surface, around the edges of what will become the ice cube. The
ice sfreezes in from the edges, until just a hole is left in the surface. Since ice expands as it freezes, the ice freezing below the surface pushes
water up through the hole in the surface. Water will be forced out of the hole in the ice and it will freeze into an ice spike
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oldlady
... out gassing. |
No out gassing around here.
And I am having trouble seeing Jesus' image.
Even more trouble imagining his mother with a beard.
BajaDove - spiking drinks is how I get such great party pics.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Taco de Baja
Viagra, Cialis, or Levitra in the water? |
Maybe, we do have hard water.
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mtgoat666, You've got it pegged!!
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global warming
No se apure y dure.
Don\'t hurry and you\'ll last longer.
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Just convenient handles.
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