The discussion revolves around the safety and feasibility of supercooling liquids at home. Participants explore the conditions necessary for supercooling, the types of liquids that can be supercooled, and the specific temperatures required for this process.
Participants express varying opinions on the safety and feasibility of supercooling at home, with no clear consensus reached on the best practices or conditions required for successful supercooling.
Participants mention specific substances like water and gallium, highlighting that safety and supercooling conditions may vary significantly based on the material in question. There are also unresolved aspects regarding the exact temperatures and methods for achieving supercooling.
Depends on what the something is. It's safe with water, not so with Gallium (this has nothing to do with your house - but Gallium is toxic)Someone502 said:First off, is it safe to supercool something in my house.
Under the right conditions : yes.Second, is it even possible.
Again, this depends on what the "it" is. You have to cool it just below its freezing point. (I'm essentially quoting you here.) Different "its" have different freezing points.Third, how cold would i have to get it to supercool it?
Someone502 said:i don't know if this should go in physics but oh well.
First off, is it safe to supercool something in my house. Second, is it even possible. Third, how cold would i have to get it to supercool it?
Thanks.
NOTE : You want to make the freezer temperature be just (a couple degrees or so) below freezing. Too low and it won't work.Gonzolo said:3. Unshaken, distilled water in a very clean glass bottle stored in a freezer for a few hours : it should crystallize when removed and slightly shaken if all goes well.