December 29, 2017

People turn boiling water into snow in new video craze

WATCH: People throw boiling water into freezing air to prove how cold it is

As if there isn't enough snow on the ground in some of the coldest parts of the country, cold weather fans are helping to make some more.

The latest video craze that seems to have spread as fast as the winter winds shows people throwing water into the frigid air, causing it to immediately turn into snow.

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A daughter burst into laughter as her father surprised himself with a faceful of snow and fell over while attempting a science experiment in freezing temperatures in Hewitt, New Jersey, on December 28, 2017.

Many of the daredevils, like one person at the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire, use boiling water to show the extent of how quickly and dramatically the water temperature can change.

New York City may have coldest New Year's Eve since 1960s Minnesota waterfall freezes over as temperatures plunge

In that case, hurricane force winds in the area made it feel as if the frosty minus 31 degree weather was really minus 84 degrees.

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Amy Fogarty took a pot of boiling water and tossed it into the cold air outside her home along Lake Superior. The water freezes instantly mid-air, and falls to the ground as ice.

The water trick has also worked in other places that aren't quite that cold. Videos from Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey and Ontario, Canada, all show similar stunning results.