Was playing Don’t Break the Ice today and I was wondering if someone could explain the science concept behind what holds the ice pieces together. Preferably a little deeper than just “pressure of pieces in a small space.” I looked online but it didn’t help me out very much lol.
Eta this is literally to explain it to a 5 year old
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It’s friction, the ice cubes all hold up because friction is stopping their fall.
The friction occurs on the sides of each cube together each other.
This is applied by the pressure it takes to get them all into position.
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