[Shop-talk] Paging Mr Wizard

[Pat Horne]

You might want to try this test again, just to see if it was a one time 
event. I'm betting that the ice was stuck to start with, then got broken 
loose when you got to the bottom.

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake Steve Shipley, On 2/4/2011 5:49 PM:
>    Why DOESNT ice float.
>
> I just had a burger, fries, and a mug of root beer at the local A&W.  I was
> given a chilled glass mug and I poured my own drink.  I got the ice from
> the soft drink dispensor, but the root beer came from a separate tap that
> looked similar to a beer tap in a tavern.
>
> So I'm seated and looking at my beverage and I can't see the ice.  With
> closer investigation, I can see that the ice has settled to the bottom of
> the mug.  As I drink the root beer the ice appears and it isn't stuck to
> the bottom and moves freely.
>
> So I come home, fire up the Google and learn that ice floats in water
> because ice is less dense than water.
>
> My current guess is that my observations are faulty or that A&W root beer
> doesn't have much water in it.  Is there anyone out there who might be able
> to add some information or help me design an experiment to determine what
> is going on?  I'm headed out to the shop to adjust the last valve on a 351W.
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