Peter A wrote:
> In article > ,
> ess says...
>>> Then the article is wrong. You are right that freezing does not kill
>>> bacteria but that was not the original claim. Freezing does stop all
>>> bacterial action.
>>>
>> you might be surprised:
>> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...Med&list_uids=
>> 10943552&dopt=Abstract
>>
>>
>
> Permit me to indulge in a minor fit of sighing and eye-rolling. OK, now
> I'm done.
>
> "Below freezing" which is what this article talks about means "below 0
> degrees C." It does not necessarily mean "frozen." Yes, a few organisms
> can exist at temperatures below 0 degrees, but they are not frozen - the
> water has not crystallized. That is what we have been talking about.

Anything else? Last I knew, water freezes at 0 degrees C (32 degrees F),
and that means crystallized.

<ohhhhhh, you mean at sea level>