Instant Evaporation

Submitted by Matthew on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 02:03

Growing up in a climate where -20 degree temperatures are a normal (though generally unwelcomed) occurrence and -40 degree temperatures aren't unheard of, I'd always heard that if throw boiling water into the air on a cold enough day it will freeze or evaporate before it hits the ground. Somehow, I'd never tried it before. This video was made both for my own amusement and to document for my friends in less hostile climates that I'm not just crazy. I woke up early and discovered that it was -30 degrees, but by the time I headed outside with my pot of boiling water the temperature had dipped to -35 degrees.