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Rock Candy

Rock Candy, also called rock sugar. A string is suspended in a super saturated solution of sugar. The sugar crystals will form on nucleation sites along the string. This sample took three weeks to grow.

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Rock Candy, also called rock sugar. A string is suspended in a super saturated solution of sugar. The sugar crystals will form on nucleation sites along the string. This sample took three weeks to grow.