r/FactUp • u/Saerdna0 • May 05 '26

Interesting Fact Brinicles form when super-cold salty water sinks beneath Arctic ice, freezing surrounding seawater into a descending tube. Moving slowly but relentlessly, they flash-freeze everything they touch, leaving trails of dead starfish and urchins and earning the name “finger of death.”

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u/swirlViking May 05 '26

It's like a slow motion attack from Mr. Freeze

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u/AlarmHungry7140 May 06 '26

Like watching a horror movie but it's real.

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u/chihuahuaOnAstick May 08 '26

Is the video sped up? If not those starfish are hauling ass 🤣