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Icy Finger of Death

  • June 25, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

A “brinicle,” or ice stalactite, forms below sea ice when super-cold brine, or salt water, sinks toward the sea floor. The slowly descending brine tube creates an icy “finger” that grows and grows, freezing every living thing in its path.

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