This phenomenon makes the water with extremely low temperatures, causing every creature to touch it to freeze in a split second.
There are still very mysterious phenomena in the world, but if not "in the industry" or have an extremely special interest in science, then you will never know what it is. For example, the phenomenon below.
This phenomenon is called brinicle or "death finger".
This phenomenon is called brinicle or "death finger" because of its deadly beauty. Brinicle was first discovered in the 1960s. But it was not until 2011 that humans were able to record the formation of this phenomenon.
How did brinicle be formed?
When ice is formed in the Southern and Arctic regions, impurities such as salt are pushed out, making it even more pure. This is also the reason why ice created from seawater is not as salty as the water itself created.
It is not until 2011 that humans can record the formation of this phenomenon.(Photo: Lauren G. Fields).
When salt is pushed out of the ice block, the water around the area becomes salty, reducing the freezing temperature and increasing the density of the water. This prevented the surrounding water from freezing at that time even though it had very low temperatures. At the same time, high water density makes them sink to the bottom.
When this saltwater stream sinks to the warmer sea below, the water around this saltwater stream will freeze.
When this saltwater stream sinks to the warmer sea below, the water around this saltwater stream will freeze, creating "ice pillars of death" that we are known as brinicle.
But why is the warm water column still being maintained? That's because when the ice around the brinicle is thick to a certain extent, it will be able to maintain extremely low temperatures.
When the ice layer around the brinicle is thick to a certain extent, it will be able to maintain extremely low temperatures.
In particular, the outer ice layer acts as a membrane to prevent the flow of salty and cold water from contacting the temperature of the external seawater, causing the icicle to continue extending and descending deeper into the seabed.
Death phenomenon with small creatures
When this ice column reaches the bottom of the sea, the brillicle's bone-chilling cold will sweep all creatures in a seabed area up to kilometers square, freezing and destroying all creatures on its path.
Victims of brinice are usually only small and slow creatures on the seabed.
However, brinice victims are usually only small and slow sea creatures such as porcupines and starfish. Large bodies of animals such as seals are not affected by brinicle, even they are capable of destroying these icicles.
Brinicle - the source of life?
Although this phenomenon has been discovered more than 50 years ago, there are still many mysteries to date around the existence of brinicle.
Some scientists believe that life on earth may have originated from this phenomenon.
Some scientists believe that life on earth may have originated from this phenomenon. If that's true, this will be a huge step forward to develop life on distant planets such as Jupiter, Mars or even the Moon.
