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Reasons for the formation of ice dumplings

When aquatic plants rot under the water, methane and other gases will form bubbles.

"Ice dumplings" are because in extremely cold weather, the bubbles in the river water freeze one by one under the action of low temperature, and then form a "perfect" disk shape under the action of vortex, and because they are solid, they look like "dumplings".