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How To Defrost Your Windscreen With Science

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Dr. Alfredo Carpineti

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Dr. Alfredo Carpineti

Senior Staff Writer & Space Correspondent

Alfredo (he/him) has a PhD in Astrophysics on galaxy evolution and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces.

Senior Staff Writer & Space Correspondent

696 How To Defrost Your Windscreen With Science
Or else you could end up like this... Matthew Bové/WKBW via Twitter

Leaving a car parked outside during the cold winter nights could lead to a frosty windscreen, if not worse, like this poor guy found out.

So, if you don’t want to waste energy using a scraper or waste time with that defroster heating up your windscreen, then science has got a quick and cheap solution for you.

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The solution is an actual chemistry solution, a mixture of one part water and two parts rubbing alcohol that will dissolve the frost from the windshield rapidly and effortlessly. Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol has a freezing point of -89°C (-128°F) so the solution not only doesn't freeze, it actually helps to lower the freezing point of water and melts the frost away.

Check out the video below to see it in action. 

 

Clearing frost solution

An EASY way to clear frost off your windshield if you have to park outside at night!(**Make sure all chemicals are labeled and kept away from small children in your home**)

Posted by WATE Ken Weathers on Tuesday, 5 January 2016

 


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