I’m actually not sure I agree with the specifics of that response: water molecules have attractive forces towards each other (such as hydrogen bonding) as well as repulsive ones, and that does in fact explain both the hardness of ice and the surface tension of water that holds it together as a liquid rather than a vapor at room temperature. But I am amused by the irony you point out.
I’m actually not sure I agree with the specifics of that response: water molecules have attractive forces towards each other (such as hydrogen bonding) as well as repulsive ones, and that does in fact explain both the hardness of ice and the surface tension of water that holds it together as a liquid rather than a vapor at room temperature. But I am amused by the irony you point out.