Comments by "DynamicWorlds" (@dynamicworlds1) on "Ice Spikes Explained" video.

  1. The closest I've seen is (with larger volumes of ice/water) the top of the ice bulging and cracking. Come to think of it, the cracks are most often spoke-like in the center in sets of 3 when they happen. I live in western PA and I believe the source of our water in an underground aquifer, so we probably have a decent concentration of dissolved minerals here, so that's likely the reason. I wonder if elevation/air pressure have any effect.
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  2. rick6011 Yes, but only locally to the thermal vents, and there are nowhere near enough to stop the hypothetical ice buildup on a global scale.
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