AMSTERDAM — That cracked bottle in your freezer isn’t just bad luck; it’s physics plotting against you. Scientists from the University of Amsterdam have finally cracked the case of why glass water ...

When this pocket of water freezes a few minutes later, it generates enough outward pressure to crack the glass container. Credit: Menno Demmenie (UvA). Have you ever left a bottle of liquid in the ...

He continues, more seriously: "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 ...

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 ...

The lids of the bottles should be sticking out the top of the ice/water mixture so they are easy to handle without freezing your fingers. Make it salty! Pour a lot of salt into the bucket.