Subject: Can you build a bonfire on a frozen lake without extinquishing it?
Date: Thu Feb 8 15:09:32 2001
Posted by Dawn
Grade level: nonaligned
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City: Minneapolis State/Province: MN
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Area of science: Physics
ID: 981662972.Ph
Message:
I'm told there's a law of physics that basically states that because the
depth of the ice, the fire would have to be more intense to melt it.
Apparently, the fact that the heat is rising would also prevent the ice
from melting. Just wondering if this is in fact true. Thanks for the
help!
Re: Can you build a bonfire on a frozen lake without extinquishing it?
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