The purpose of the looking at the future...is to disturb the present!

Gaston Berger (1896-1960), francuski futurolog

No One Is Quite Sure Why Ice Is Slippery

A thin, watery layer coating the surface of ice is what makes it slick. Despite a great deal of theorizing over the centuries, though, it isn't entirely clear why that layer forms.
Link :
https://www.wired.com/story/no-one-is-quite-sure-why-ice-is-slippery/