cool video of boiling water turning to snow, instantly

[lemon]

Now the presenter is a little wrong, the water doesn't evaporate, it freezes instantly.

To learn more about the why, go to this link:

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dail...ning-snow-goes-viral-20110120-181619-194.html

Here's the video:

[video=youtube;ZGjwe-BCfms]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGjwe-BCfms&feature=player_embedded[/video]

it's supposed to be -31 tonight, I think I'll try it!

 

[Pooja]

The Mpemba effect is the observation that, in certain specific circumstances, warmer water freezes faster than colder water. New Scientist recommends starting the experiment with containers at 35 °C (95 °F) and 5 °C (41 °F) to maximize the effect.[1]



Never knew that.

 

[miss_j]

Me thinks she should've done her homework before going on youtube.

 

[Rosy]

reminds me of the winters in alberta...that and instant frosbite....skin freezing to metal...aaa good times ...brrrrr

 

[Pocket Protecktor]

^^^ this reminds me of a winter I lived on my boat. One morning it was fricken freezing and I hawked a loogie onto the dock and while it didn't freeze solid, it was certainly slush by the time it hit the ground......