stevebzzz

I once built an ice bomb. I took a 10 inch steel pipe, filled it with water, and capped and sealed both ends. I put it in the freezer, and a few hours later...BOOM. Pipe destroyed, freezer damaged. So I asked myself a question: What is the maximum force that freezing water can exert as it expands? What if I tried it with steel chamber where the walls have various thickness. What if the walls were one inch thick? One foot thick? Is there a limit??? Steve-O