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[โ€“] Yaks@lemmy.fmhy.ml 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ice is a mineral. Just unstable at room temperature.

[โ€“] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Water is actually a very unusual substance. When it freezes into a solid, instead of becoming heavier and sinking in liquid water, it begins bouyant and floats.

If it didn't have this property, our planet would have turned into an ice ball and never thawed out.

[โ€“] TvanBuuren@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This sounds good for birthdays ...