It got so cold so quickly in this Norwegian bay that it froze a bunch of fish swimming in it

Yahooooooooo! ^ | January 14, 2014 6:25 PM | By Will Lerner

[Red Badger]

The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation(NRK) has put up some striking photos of water off the coast of Lovund, a small island off of Norway. Though it was “only” -7.8°C (18 °F), a sharp eastern wind was enough to freeze a large quantity of fish in place.

The translation tools used to understand NRK’s article don’t exactly remove all language barriers, but it seems that Aril Slotte of Havforskningsinstituttet, a marine research institute, believes that the fish might have been chased by a predator, and that’s why there were so many grouped together that closely.

Ingolf Kristiansen, who happened upon the scene, said that because the ice was still frozen, no birds were enjoying an easy lunch.

This is not the first instance of an animal being caught frozen in a Norweigian body of water. Last week, Inger Sjøberg, came across a moose stuck and frozen in Kosmo Lake. Poor guy. The NRK reports that it is the fourth most common cause of death for moose (also known as European elk) after hunting, traffic, and bears.

[PLMerite]

“Thawed it out six months later and it was alive!..............”

I might be moved enough to turn that one loose.

[Red Badger]

I don’t remember exactly what she did with the fish. The pond was only a couple of hundred feet away from the house, so she might have turned it loose!........

[Ramius]

Anybody have any idea how that's possible?

I would guess that the size of the fish has much to do with it, so that both the freezing and the thawing can happen in a short enough time to be effectively "all at once". That way some parts of the fish don't start to decay while the rest is still frozen.

[Ramius]

Come to think of it... It’s possible that the water in some part of the bay could become “supercooled”. If it were very still, it could drop in temperature well below the actual freezing point. Then all it would take is for the disturbance of the school of fish swirling through, and —snap— the supercooled water would solidify almost instantly.

[Little Bill]

I have a rule when I am cooking, I brat watch a couple of days a week. You can only dislike something once after that you have to lick the plate.

In my case my dear daughter in law is Irish and a real sweet kid, but the Irish cannot cook or make mashed potatoes or not burn meat or read a cook book. (My mother was Irish)

So I am training my grand kids to eat Utah Mountain food as prepared by my Grannie.

[angcat]

So sad :(

[freedomlover]

“Thawed it out six months later and it was alive!..............”

I might be moved enough to turn that one loose.

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We used to get about 100 live crabs for a big family reunion cookout every summer. My uncle had a HUGE burlap sack and as a ritual would put them all in there and we would carry them to the beach to be cooked. Right before cooking, he would open the bag slightly and the first two crabs that got out, got to go free and scooted into the gulf. The rest got cooked.

My uncle’s point point was - never give up, no matter how bad things look.

[Boogieman]

Some fish can actually revive after being frozen. I don’t think it’s dependable, but it can happen.

[Boogieman]

I think the secret is that the fish is well insulated enough that the inner core does not freeze.

[minnesota_bound]

I lived on Vale Crest road by Kentley. I went to Robbinsdale senior high and Sandburg jr high.

We had a hill on the other side of the creek we called Johnson’s hill that was steep. Our goal was to slide down then shoot across the frozen creek.... wheee!

There was another hill 3 doors away that was call Johnston’s hill and it was popular until the neighbor next door put up a fence. Mean ol neighbor.

[PATRIOT1876]

“It’s the hottest year ever!

ARRRGGGGGHGGHHGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!

Don’t believe reality or the truth.
Believe US and the government and your USA loving pals at the UN. Has any government EVER spoke an untruth to its subjects for ANY reason?
If you are reasonable and scientific, like us, you will answer a resounding no.

Science is what WE say it is.”

Your friends,

The Climate Alarmists

[SgtHooper]

OMG, my mouth is WATERING right NOW!!

[cableguymn]

I am thinking of the hill at the end of Upton on the south side of the creek. They call it Basset Creek Park these days. has a play ground down in a low area with the creek on the other side of the train tracks. You could see Glennwood (the water company and the road) on the other side of the creek.

[Red Badger]

You like lutefisk?............I hear it tastes like fish flavored Jello......................

[minnesota_bound]

Use to be called Horseshoe pond when I was around there. Played hockey on that pond and fished for carp or whatever bit the line. I could see it from the bedroom on the other side of the creek along with the baseball fields.

The city literally moved it over and rounded it out a bit and later added a second pond next to hwy 100 with a pathway between the other pond. Leveled the rolling hills that had tall weeds and trees and dirt footpaths that kids loved to play in and build forts. The hill is still there in the western corner of the pond.

Now it is antiseptic and has a million geese that make a mess of the grass. I saw many people walking around the pond.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

There was a sheet of ice with and partially submerged ice shelf. A school of fish approached the submerged ice, they swam into the shallow water over the ice, and the rising wind and following waves washed them up on to the surface. They were pushed along, the water receded and left them stranded in the place where they froze. It had to be cold, but to flash freeze requires 30 or 40 below Fahrenheit.

[Red Badger]

... to flash freeze requires 30 or 40 below Fahrenheit.

In Norway it could happen............