Christchurch student flat science experiment: Beers freeze overnight in cold snap
Students in a Christchurch flat discovered their beer had frozen overnight during a record-breaking cold snap in New Zealand. The incident serves as a lighthearted illustration of the extreme temperatures caused by an Antarctic air mass.
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The story captures the human impact of extreme weather events and the resulting strain on household energy consumption.
A Christchurch student flat has discovered just how cold the past week has been after beers left inside their flat froze overnight.
Christchurch dipped to -3.7C overnight on Thursday, following several consecutive frosty mornings as an Antarctic air mass gripped much of the country.
The city endured temperatures several degrees below its average overnight minimum.
George, who lives in the Sockburn student flat ‘the Rat Trap’, said he and his flatmates decided to leave one beer sitting in their living room overnight as an experiment.
“We were just having a few beers after footy training. We decided we’ll keep one out for the morning, see if it’ll freeze over, and sure enough it did – slushy beers next morning.”
George laughed off the discovery, saying friends had dubbed the recent cold snap “the great freeze”.
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