Winter 2007

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Tech Talk
Why frozen pipes crack:
Water is one of the few substances to expand when it freezes. Ice frozen at a pressure of one atmosphere is about 8% less dense than liquid water.

This is due to hydrogen bonds forming between the water molecules, which line up molecules less efficiently (in terms of volume) when water is frozen.

—from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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