Freezing water

[sirsaltyhelm]

Whilst out in Iraq recently I took a 2 litre bottle of cold water out of the fridge. I walked outside into the hot Iraqi heat and opened the bottle. As the bottle opened the water could be seen to freeze solid immediately. Why does this happen?

[Space]

if you search for
"supercooled liquid"
"supercooled water"
or "supercooling",
you will find answers.

[dawkins]

Here is an example of the supercooling Space was refering to with relation to bottled water:

http://f0rked.com/articles/supercooling

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[fo3nix]

Are you sure you pulled it out the fridge, and not the freezer?

[sirsaltyhelm]

I will avoid the bite. It was definately the fridge, the big give away was the lack of freezer compartment