Chemistry Folks

[MonroeJacket]

Why did the condensation in my coffee mug freeze in this pattern?

 

[gtie73]

Waiting to hear this one,,,

 

[forensicbuzz]

Not chemistry. Materials Science. This a solidification question. It has to do with how the atoms moved from the amorphous water phase to the crystalline solid phase. It has to do with dendrite formation and is described using fractal geometry. If you want to really understand the thermodynamics of crystal formation, I'll DM more information, but you could probably google fractal dendrites of ice formations or something like that and get more than you bargained for.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Fractals was going to be my answer.

 

[forensicbuzz]

It is a mixture of chemistry and physics and math. Fractals are everywhere representing natural formations. Kind of like the golden ratio, it shows up in the darnedest places.

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

Fractals is the math around what nature does on its own. They are everywhere. Kind of like the answer to the universe putting math to Chaos.

Either that or because the answer is 42

 

[forensicbuzz]

Fractals is the math around what nature does on its own. They are everywhere. Kind of like the answer to the universe putting math to Chaos.

Either that or because the answer is 42

I thought the answer was African or European. Wait! blue...no...green..no...

 

[GTpdm]

I thought the answer was African or European. Wait! blue...no...green..no...

 

[LongforDodd]

Why did the condensation in my coffee mug freeze in this pattern?
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was the inside of your mug already engraved with a similar pattern or was the inside absolutely smooth? Not that I'm going to try to answer your question...just curious.

 

[MonroeJacket]

was the inside of your mug already engraved with a similar pattern or was the inside absolutely smooth? Not that I'm going to try to answer your question...just curious.

Smooth. It’s basically a Yeti cup.

 

[LongforDodd]

Smooth. It’s basically a Yeti cup.

Interesting. It looks to be engraved and the crystals seem to mimic that. I

I love the smart people that are fellow alums but I’m not one of the smart ones. Being a diligent hard worker got me thru the ‘tute.

 

[forensicbuzz]

Interesting. It looks to be engraved and the crystals seem to mimic that. I

I love the smart people that are fellow alums but I’m not one of the smart ones. Being a diligent hard worker got me thru the ‘tute.

I'm one of those guys that made it through because I was too stubborn to give up. Almost transferred to Auburn as a freshman. After that, I never looked back (as well as never looking up). I just kept plugging away and after 27 quarters (including 13 co-op quarters) I graduated. 14 quarters was about average when I was in school.

What is really cool is that it doesn't matter if it is water freezing to ice or molten aluminum, steel, titanium, etc. solidifying, the same dendritic structures are formed. It gets even cooler when you start forming Chinese script in the interdendritic spacings.

This is what you saw on your mug looks like when if forms in 3 dimensions...

 

[LongforDodd]

I'm one of those guys that made it through because I was too stubborn to give up. Almost transferred to Auburn as a freshman. After that, I never looked back (as well as never looking up). I just kept plugging away and after 27 quarters (including 13 co-op quarters) I graduated. 14 quarters was about average when I was in school.

What is really cool is that it doesn't matter if it is water freezing to ice or molten aluminum, steel, titanium, etc. solidifying, the same dendritic structures are formed. It gets even cooler when you start forming Chinese script in the interdendritic spacings.

This is what you saw on your mug looks like when if forms in 3 dimensions...

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Great interesting stuff there definitely.

How close is the investigation in Florida to coming to any conclusions?

 

[forensicbuzz]

Great interesting stuff there definitely.

How close is the investigation in Florida to coming to any conclusions?

It's a mess. Too complicated (and some parts are still privileged) to get into it now, but once it's all done, I'll share the story.

 

[LongforDodd]

I’d love to hear your point of view once you’re able to say.

 

[forensicbuzz]

You should read the minutes of the City Council for Seaside. There's intrigue, humor, fighting, fiction, back-stabbing, conniving, double-crosses...everything you'd want in soap opera. And, because it's a public meeting, the minutes are available to the general public.

 

[IEEEWreck]

Not chemistry. Materials Science. This a solidification question. It has to do with how the atoms moved from the amorphous water phase to the crystalline solid phase. It has to do with dendrite formation and is described using fractal geometry. If you want to really understand the thermodynamics of crystal formation, I'll DM more information, but you could probably google fractal dendrites of ice formations or something like that and get more than you bargained for.

Goddamn it Forensicbuzz I did not finally get out and pass thermogoddamnics just to learn that I might ever want to use it for anything, even idle curiosity.