The answer is far more complicated than it first appears—water doesn’t always turn to ice at 32 degrees Fahrenheit
Water crystallizes into ice at 32 degrees Fahrenheit most of the time, but not always. (Courtesy of Flickr user s.alt)
The title of this post would seem an appropriate question for an elementary-school science exam, but the answer is far more complicated than it first appears. We’ve all been taught that water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, 0 degrees Celsius, 273.15 Kelvin. That’s not always the case, though. Scientists have found liquid water as cold as -40 degrees F in clouds and even cooled water down to -42 degrees F in the lab. How low could they go? Read more
