I’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.
Nice. We’re having our coldest day in … ever, maybe … in Chicago. I might try that myself. :)
That my friend is ridiculous!
brrrrr.
Very nice. I did the same thing and took a picture of it.
Man, it is cold here. Thanks for the daily dose of science! :)
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.
My son the Rocket Scientist………..:)