{"id":29648,"date":"2012-06-09T20:28:55","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T20:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/06\/09\/ichthyologist-brinicle-ice-finger-of-death\/"},"modified":"2017-07-01T15:55:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T15:55:50","slug":"ichthyologist-brinicle-ice-finger-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/06\/09\/ichthyologist-brinicle-ice-finger-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-29648 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/06\/09\/ichthyologist-brinicle-ice-finger-of-death\/attachment\/29649\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tumblr_m5alb1jzxv1rprj1yo1_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tumblr_m5alb1jzxv1rprj1yo1_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tumblr_m5alb1jzxv1rprj1yo1_1280-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/06\/09\/ichthyologist-brinicle-ice-finger-of-death\/attachment\/29650\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tumblr_m5alb1jzxv1rprj1yo2_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tumblr_m5alb1jzxv1rprj1yo2_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tumblr_m5alb1jzxv1rprj1yo2_1280-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/ichthyologist.tumblr.com\/post\/24705358113\/brinicle-ice-finger-of-death-bbc-as-sea-water\">ichthyologist<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><big>\u2018Brinicle\u2019 Ice Finger of Death &#8211; BBC<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As sea water freezes to form surface ice, the remaining brine sinks, being much denser and colder than the surrounding water. As it descends, the surrounding water freezes upon contact, creating a \u2018brinicle\u2019, a frozen sheath of ice that grows downward towards the sea floor. When it touches the sea floor, it kills anything it touches, encasing them in a tomb of ice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/nature\/15835017\"><strong>Attenborough narrated video &#8211; BBC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"taw\"><span class=\"ac\">\u00a9 BBC<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ichthyologist: \u2018Brinicle\u2019 Ice Finger of Death &#8211; BBC As sea water freezes to form surface ice, the remaining brine sinks, being much denser and colder than the surrounding water. As it descends, the surrounding water freezes upon contact, creating a \u2018brinicle\u2019, a frozen sheath of ice that grows downward towards the sea floor. 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