Finnish cold freezes boiling water as soon as it comes into contact with freezing air climate

A New Year's Eve with temperatures reaching -30°C is by no means a usual thing in South America, but for those spending the day in the far north of the planet, there can be fun amidst a chin-slap here and there. . In addition to walking in the snow and views of the Northern Lights, there's a game in itself that has long attracted attention in Internet posts: Instantly Frozen Water.

The game uses boiling water, in a daring challenge: Internet users throw the liquid into the air, which, even at around 100 degrees Celsius, instantly turns into snowflakes in the air, like magic. But remember: it only works in these kind of extremely cold temperatures!

The prankster at the time was sales manager Laurie Ontamu, 49, who overheard him Reuters About the experience. Even though he's Finnish, he talks enthusiastically about the “Frozen Water Challenge”, in the Nordic version.

The region records cold records, as the lowest temperature in 25 years was recorded -44.3 degrees Celsius on Friday (3) in the north of the country, already on Arctic soil. Ontamu chose the city of Bihatunturi, a little to the south, for his end-of-year retreat.

The tourist said: “I saw videos of this trick on social media or YouTube, which could have been done, but I did not have a suitable temperature to try it at a temperature of 30 degrees below zero or more.”

He said he boiled water in his hut, then quickly carried it outside and threw it into a hoop over his head. The water instantly turned into an ice cloud, which dissipated without any risk of burning him.

Watch how this phenomenon occurs in this YouTube video, recorded in Michigan (USA), at -30 ° C: