Why is frost sparkly?
Frost's Mirror Dance
Why is frost sparkly?
You've seen it on winter mornings — grass and car windows glittering like someone sprinkled diamond dust everywhere overnight. What makes frost so sparkly when plain ice in your freezer looks dull and cloudy?
The secret is all about how ice crystals grow. When water vapor in the air touches a freezing-cold surface — like a blade of grass on a 28-degree night — it skips the liquid stage entirely and freezes directly into ice. That's frost.
