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Preventing freezer bottle explosions: New insights into ice crystallization and pressure (phys.org)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just don't fill it all the way...?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

From the article:

He continues, "The usual explanation for frost damage is that water expands when it freezes, but this does not explain why half-filled bottles also burst in our freezers. Our work addresses how ice can break a bottle even when it has plenty of space to expand into."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh I've never had a half filled bottle burst. Didn't realize it was a thing