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I had a very cold but totally liquid bottle of water in my refrigerator. When I took it out and chugged it a plug of slush formed in the mouth of the bottle. What were the physics behind that occurrence?

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What's the longest a weapon has sat undisturbed before finally fulfilling its duty? I assume it's an explosive of some sort, but, perhaps a giant round boulder connected to a booby trap?

158 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If you could go back in time to answer one question related to your field definitively what would it be?

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What would the visual experience of flying through a gas giants atmosphere be like? Would it be opaque constantly? Like flying through a cloud? Would you be able to see for a distance?

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My grandfather used to tell a story about WWII I always found interesting, does it have a basis in fact?

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If tigers didn't grow larger than house cats could you keep one as a pet without it trying to eat you?

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Were bank vaults ever particularly useful or were they always mostly for show? It's an interesting cost/benefit, either pay a guard to sit there at night or pay for a showy overly elaborate vault.

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How the original US naval fleet was financed in 1794? Was it via excise taxes? Something else?

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Do you believe political machinations/corruption in the US has changed significantly from the past?

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Military strategy question: What was the biggest factor that caused military tacticians to stop using double line standard type formations? Any interesting anecdotes about the transition period? I assume this has to do with the accuracy of weapons...

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I had a very cold but totally liquid bottle of water in my refrigerator. When I took it out and chugged it a plug of slush formed in the mouth of the bottle. What were the physics behind that occurrence?	936	askscience
What's the longest a weapon has sat undisturbed before finally fulfilling its duty? I assume it's an explosive of some sort, but, perhaps a giant round boulder connected to a booby trap?	158	AskHistorians
If you could go back in time to answer one question related to your field definitively what would it be?	99	AskHistorians
What would the visual experience of flying through a gas giants atmosphere be like? Would it be opaque constantly? Like flying through a cloud? Would you be able to see for a distance?	20	askscience
My grandfather used to tell a story about WWII I always found interesting, does it have a basis in fact?	18	AskHistorians
If tigers didn't grow larger than house cats could you keep one as a pet without it trying to eat you?	11	askscience
Were bank vaults ever particularly useful or were they always mostly for show? It's an interesting cost/benefit, either pay a guard to sit there at night or pay for a showy overly elaborate vault.	9	AskHistorians
How the original US naval fleet was financed in 1794? Was it via excise taxes? Something else?	3	AskHistorians
Do you believe political machinations/corruption in the US has changed significantly from the past?	3	AskHistorians
Military strategy question: What was the biggest factor that caused military tacticians to stop using double line standard type formations? Any interesting anecdotes about the transition period? I assume this has to do with the accuracy of weapons...	3	AskHistorians