Fans of Drake gather in Toronto on Thursday to watch a fireworks show believed to be promoting his album "Iceman." (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press/AP)
Ice floats because water is one of the only substances that expands when it freezes. The same matter is spread thinner, taking up more space without adding any mass.
It's a useful frame for what Drake just did Thursday night, releasing three albums with 43 songs two years after his global humiliation at the hands of Kendrick Lamar. Swarmed with fans, celebrities and influencers, Toronto came out to celebrate Aubrey Graham's return as if the loss had never happened.