Vaporizing Water in Minnesota
January 15th, 2009 Posted in Just for Fun, Science | Tags: cold, freezing, video, winterI’ve always heard stories about it being so cold you could throw water into the air and it would vaporize instantly. Since it was 20 degrees below zero in Minnesota today, I thought I’d give it a try:
Vaporizing Water in Minnesota from kevinhendricks on Vimeo.
Most of the water vaporized but some of it crystallized, turning to ice droplets (from the sound of it, I’d guess some of it still hit the ground as liquid). So some of it turned into a cloud that drifted off and some turned to ice that fell in a slow arc to the ground.
To really pull it off, it helps to boil the water and keep it as hot as possible. And, for the record, it didn’t feel that cold outside (granted I wasn’t out for very long). Here’s a better video of this experiment.
6 Responses to “Vaporizing Water in Minnesota”
By Lex on Jan 15, 2009
Nice. We’re having our coldest day in … ever, maybe … in Chicago. I might try that myself. :)
By Jonathan Blundell on Jan 15, 2009
That my friend is ridiculous!
brrrrr.
By Moe on Jan 15, 2009
Very nice. I did the same thing and took a picture of it.
By Liz on Jan 15, 2009
Man, it is cold here. Thanks for the daily dose of science! :)
By abby on Jan 15, 2009
It’s -20. You have been dressed in 4 layers of clothes inside the house, yet you go out in just your hoodie? Yup. You live in MN.
By Kerry on Jan 17, 2009
My son the Rocket Scientist………..:)