WATCH: Freezing Water Droplets Take Incredible Shape - 1 views
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Rory Newcomb on 28 Oct 12By Gretchen Cuda Kroen Frozen water droplets take on a whole new shape when they freeze: Instead of staying round, they form a pointy tip, and eventually sprout a tiny forest of ice crystals on their surface. In order to observe these effects, researchers dripped tiny beads of water on a plate kept at a chilly -20°C.