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Originally Posted by Xaccers
I believe this is because gasses become less soluable as the water becomes more solid (colder), hence why you can get bubbles in ice cubes
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I can answer this one, its because of the Hydrogen bonds that are formed, and the shape of the crystal that is formed when water freezes. Basically the water molecules are closer together when liquid than when solid. A drawing can show it better, I'll have to dig one out I did for an assignment.
Edit - diagram in the attached PDF