Cool Ice Trick (So to Speak)

[dimmzy]

When it's REALLY cold, WAY below zero (F) ... get a pot of boiling water and throw the water into the air (keep hanging on to the pot

The hot water will pop like firecrackers!

Do not do this in the direction of your front steps or sidewalk.

My friends and I were entertained for hours.

It was too cold to ski. Alcohol was involved.

[christie1111]

Alcohol was involved

But of course it was!

[peacock2121]

Alcohol was involved

But of course it was!

Lucky burns were not involved as well.

[Tocqueville3]

Alcohol was involved.

No kidding.

[dimmzy]

Lucky burns were not involved as well.

We weren't naked.

That's on Jan. 1st during the Polar Bear Swim.

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Lucky burns were not involved as well.

We weren't naked.

That's on Jan. 1st during the Polar Bear Swim.

I can see getting nekkid and jumping into the water in the middle of the winter. I mean, I can see other people doing it. I mean, I don't want to see it. But I can believe that other people would want to.

But what did the polar bears ever do to you? They're just minding their own business, and you jump nekkid into the water with them? You're lucky they don't eat you!

[dimmzy]

But what did the polar bears ever do to you? They're just minding their own business, and you jump nekkid into the water with them?

Maybe they're lonely and want company! Aside from New Year's, nobody wants to go swimming with them.

Even when they bring the drinks and the tunes.

[silvercamaro]

Maybe they're lonely and want company! Aside from New Year's, nobody wants to go swimming with them.

Even when they bring the drinks and the tunes.

That's because polar bears are mean drunks and terrible dancers.

[christie1111]

Maybe they're lonely and want company! Aside from New Year's, nobody wants to go swimming with them.

Even when they bring the drinks and the tunes.

That's because polar bears are mean drunks and terrible dancers.

This is good to know!



The things we learn about on the Bored!

[littlebeast13]

Maybe they're lonely and want company! Aside from New Year's, nobody wants to go swimming with them.

Even when they bring the drinks and the tunes.

That's because polar bears are mean drunks and terrible dancers.

Something I'm sure every Russian stripper would know......

lb13

[ulysses5019]

Maybe they're lonely and want company! Aside from New Year's, nobody wants to go swimming with them.

Even when they bring the drinks and the tunes.

That's because polar bears are mean drunks and terrible dancers.

Something I'm sure every Russian stripper would know......

lb13

Are you calling silver a stripper?????

[christie1111]

That's because polar bears are mean drunks and terrible dancers.

Something I'm sure every Russian stripper would know......

lb13

Are you calling silver a stripper?????

You really have to come to chat!

I think she was a russian furniture refinisher.

[Bob78164]

I've heard that on a winter's day in Fairbanks, Alaska, if you toss a cup of hot coffee in the air, nothing comes down. --Bob

[silvercamaro]

You really have to come to chat!

I think she was a russian furniture refinisher.

I was rushin' because I was in a big hurry to get my furniture refinished.

Da.


Besides that, polar bears are lousy tippers, too.

[dimmzy]

Besides that, polar bears are lousy tippers, too.

Thank goodness for that. Have you seen their nails? They could do a lot of damage to one's g-string...

[MarleysGh0st]

I've heard that on a winter's day in Fairbanks, Alaska, if you toss a cup of hot coffee in the air, nothing comes down. --Bob

Are you saying it'll instantly sublimate instead of freezing?

[Bob78164]

I've heard that on a winter's day in Fairbanks, Alaska, if you toss a cup of hot coffee in the air, nothing comes down. --Bob

Are you saying it'll instantly sublimate instead of freezing?

I'm not saying anything. I've never been to Fairbanks. I'm relating what I was told once by someone who lived there for a year. --Bob

[MarleysGh0st]

I've heard that on a winter's day in Fairbanks, Alaska, if you toss a cup of hot coffee in the air, nothing comes down. --Bob

Are you saying it'll instantly sublimate instead of freezing?

I'm not saying anything. I've never been to Fairbanks. I'm relating what I was told once by someone who lived their for a year. --Bob

Then I guess I don't know what that story means by "nothing coming down". I think I've seen this demonstration on TV (from Alaska or some other very cold place) of water flash freezing. Now, all that might blow away in the wind, but it doesn't just disappear.

[Bob78164]

Are you saying it'll instantly sublimate instead of freezing?

I'm not saying anything. I've never been to Fairbanks. I'm relating what I was told once by someone who lived their for a year. --Bob

Then I guess I don't know what that story means by "nothing coming down". I think I've seen this demonstration on TV (from Alaska or some other very cold place) of water flash freezing. Now, all that might blow away in the wind, but it doesn't just disappear.

Perhaps excessively low humidity permits it to evaporate before it freezes? --Bob

[christie1111]

I've heard that on a winter's day in Fairbanks, Alaska, if you toss a cup of hot coffee in the air, nothing comes down. --Bob

Are you saying it'll instantly sublimate instead of freezing?

I don't know if it is true, but that concept was my vocabulary Q on Sploofus today.

I knew it!

[MarleysGh0st]

I've heard that on a winter's day in Fairbanks, Alaska, if you toss a cup of hot coffee in the air, nothing comes down. --Bob

Are you saying it'll instantly sublimate instead of freezing?

I don't know if it is true, but that concept was my vocabulary Q on Sploofus today.

I knew it!

A chemist knew what sublimation was?

What are the odds?

[MarleysGh0st]

I forgot to check last night, but I bet somebody has posted a video of this water experiment on YouTube!

What else is the internet for?

[christie1111]

Are you saying it'll instantly sublimate instead of freezing?

I don't know if it is true, but that concept was my vocabulary Q on Sploofus today.

I knew it!

A chemist knew what sublimation was?

What are the odds?

You got to love vocabulary Qs that hit a strong suit!

[MarleysGh0st]

I forgot to check last night, but I bet somebody has posted a video of this water experiment on YouTube!

What else is the internet for?

And, indeed, a number of people have performed this experiment, as revealed by a YouTube search for boiling water freezing.

Here's a short one (without sound):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFj_i6HtebM


Some of it does hit the ground, Bob.