{"id":99227,"date":"2022-02-28T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T22:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=99227"},"modified":"2022-02-28T16:05:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T22:05:00","slug":"video-breaking-down-the-science-behind-pancake-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/video-breaking-down-the-science-behind-pancake-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Breaking down the science behind pancake ice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Almaz Abedje<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pancake ice. This winter phenomenon often takes social media by storm, but not many people know the science behind it. It requires a specific combination of elements to form and doesn\u2019t last for long.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Breaking down the science behind pancake ice\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/682070386?h=df4224dc55&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Almaz Abedje is a video and broadcast graduate student at Medill. You can follow her on Twitter at<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/almazabedje\">@AlmazAbedje<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Almaz Abedje Medill Reports Pancake ice. This winter phenomenon often takes social media by storm, but not many people know the science behind it. It requires a specific combination of elements to form and doesn\u2019t last for long. Almaz Abedje is a video and broadcast graduate student at Medill. 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