Boiling Water to Snow in Hurricane Force Winds 01-17-07

[alexander2310703806]

Without Boiling water ?

wOULD IT BE THE SAME ?

[MWOObserver]

@alexander2310703806: Not necessarily. Heating the water very hot causes the molecules of water spread out, which allows them to crystallize more easily. This can, in turn, make this effect happen at slightly warmer temperatures than if you did not heat the water.

[PrayerCoach]

Facinating. Boiling water can also instantly turn to at -40.

[Thief8Bit]

holy shit with the wind effects on their microphone!

[jswhite42]

Haha the coldest I have ever felt is when I opened my freezer

[AmaziinqVids]

i would love to go there. i love the winter and the cold

[theninja001]

@AmaziinqVids You're crazy!! I spent the last 3 winters working on wind turbines in North Dakota, and now I hate winter and snow!!

[ksberserk]

Studies done with heated turbines?

[ridor9th]

Got a question -- you mean, the boiling water turns into smoky air when u tried to pour it out? Please clarify. I was kinda fascinated by what happened with this experiment. Do explain.

R-

[MWOObserver]

@ridor9th Not exactly. The boiling water instantly crystallizes into snow and then blows away. Although it looks like smoke or fog, it is indeed very small snow crystals that are easily carried away by the strong winds.

[Od3ri]

Someone needs to film this with a 10k fps camera and make an über-cool slow-motion video. :D

[cdltpx]

Great cat 1 hurricane and those temps why in the hell would anyone want to stay there?

[MWOObserver]

@cdltpx Because we're a little "different" :-)

[cdltpx]

@MWOObserver Yes sir you are and I am glad I think I would like to visit one day if it weren't so cold and windy. Has to be beautiful there.

[MWOObserver]

@cdltpx It is an extremely beautiful, and unique place.You should pay us a visit in the summer time if you want to avoid the cold. It's tough to avoid the wind, no matter what time of year it is!

[Ayomide345]

@MWOObserver

why are the winds so violent up there?

[MWOObserver]

@Ayomide345 It is a combination of factors that come together to create the extreme weather and high winds that we record on Mount Washington. Basically, it comes down to the topography and the fact that several of the major storm tracks across the U.S. converge on New England. Head on over to out website where you'll find a lot more info on Mount Washington's weather.

[rappelier]

@Ayomide345 It is the highest peak on the east coast, most dangerious wether conditions in the whole world yes worst than the summit of everst. I am going on december 19 this yeah whoo cant wait to go.

[MWOObserver]

@rappelier We are actually the highest peak north of the Carolinas and east of the Mississippi. Mount Mitchell in North Carolina wins as the highest peak in the east, at just a few hundred feet taller than Mount Washington. There are just over 10 other mountain peaks on the list between Mount Mitchell and Mount Washington.

[badin0802]

Can you try hot coffee next time? or maybe blow a bubble?

[MWOObserver]

@badin0802 Actually, we did try bubbles last night, and it worked brilliantly! Watch for a video to be posted to our page in the next hour or so.

[limaq]

what kind of weather conditions are those!?!? OMG

[MWOObserver]

@limaq As it states in the description of the video: Temperature -22F, Winds 75mph+

[limaq]

@MWOObserver

I did read the description, it was a rhetorical question. ;p

Nonetheless, thanks for the response and good luck out there!

[MWOObserver]

@limaq Sorry about that then...sometime it's hard to pick up on things like that in writing. Thanks for watching!

[pglaamye]

cool　

[dylan66641]

that was so beast

[zx6rtt]

what happens when you have to take a pee outside?

o_O

[soccermoss]

u should try to put food coloring in it.

[MWOObserver]

@soccermoss We have actually tried that, but it doesn't work as well as you would think, in the sense that the colors don't show up very well. If we get another very cold day or two this winter, we want to try to use clothing dye instead.

[chesterules]

@MWOObserver your day(s) have arrived.

[MWOObserver]

@chesterules Unfortunately, when the crew that is on the mountain right now came up last Wednesday, it didn't look like it was going to get as cold as it did, so they didn't bring the dye with them. Instead, they did an experiment involving frozen bubbles...just uploaded the video this morning, so check it out!

There's still lots of winter left though, so hopefully we get another good cold snap!

[acepilot1997]

Aww, you couldn't stay at the coushy hotel at the bottom.

[dtripp62]

is that called steam?

[MWOObserver]

@dtripp62 No, what you are seeing in the video is not steam. Steam is formed by the evaporation of water, however in this video, liquid water is being thrown in the air and instantly crystallizes into snow due to the extremely cold nature of the snow. Boiling hot water is used instead of room temperature snow because heating the water causes the molecules to spread out, which makes it easier for them to crystalize quickly when thrown into the cold air.

[dabigjokeoftheday]

@MWOObserver FAIL

[MWOObserver]

@dabigjokeoftheday Care to elaborate?

[toocoolo]

science is crazy

[iTrollThis]

@toocoolo da what she said.

[DowntownTB13]

i live like 4 towns away form mt washington, but i still havnt hiked it. i plan on either hiking it or taking the cog within 3 years!!!! cool vid, it must be fun living there during late autumn-may!!!! im 14, and i cant drive there to take the cog, fuck!!!!

[qwerty1556]

Clouds In a bottle, nice

[KCfunny]

looks like its going super sonic.

[1111Davo1]

lol, it would have been hillarious if it didnt vapourise in time and he burnt the cameraman

[zbaby82]

Have they ever though of putting wind turbines up there and making green electricity?

[MWOObserver]

@zbaby82

Studies have been performed to determine the feasibility of wind power on the summit. Unfortunately, despite the seemingly endless supply of wind, the incredible amount of rime ice (frozen fog) that occurs on the mountain makes wind power impractical. It would end up taking more energy to keep the turbines ice free than those turbines would generate. Additionally, all the rime ice would quickly take a toll on the turbines, and most likely cause them to fail completely.

[streeterville773]

@MWOObserver

That's why nuclear power is the way to go. ;)

[grandia09]

you guys must have a blast there everyday during winter huh? just have a water fight while water is freezing in mid air xD

[LivingGhosts]

We used to do this with leftover coffee on the way to work in Antarctica.

[mogul1265]

F*@k that forsaken place.!! lol Its what hell would be if it were cold.

[OhMyHiggs]

I can see it now, The amateur astronomers at the bottom of the hill are saying if it wasn't for these damn clouds coming from the top of that hill we could probably be professionals by now.

[TooManySnakes]

@OhMyHiggs meteorologists?

[TheVintageGamer]

That really is neat oh the world we live in.

[aslambilal]

You guys watch out :( Dont want whatever bits of skins are showing to freeze

[themoose8]

i keep doing step 1 and come to step 2 but the temp is not nearly cold enough outside somebody pls help !! i live in england uk

[Ypipable]

Why I'm flattered.

[fuckcomments]

looks like hell on earth

[wintercat2]

No kidding, it still has to fall to the ground somewhere. As you can see by all the videos on here about water to ice and or snow instantly, it float away and disappears in only a few seconds, snow or ice crystals don't do that, only steam does. Please don't say something stupid like the snow is evaporating, not that fast it isn't.

[wintercat2]

I don't care how strong the wind is, gravity has to bring the snow to the ground unlike steam. Like I said for anyone who can't see the difference in snow and steam those people are blind. Even very dry fine snow don't look like stream. I'm off to bed, my head hurts with me being a retired Meteorologist trying to explain this to a scientist on Mt. Washington who should know better.

[XxdragicexX3]

@wintercat2 lol are you stupid? In the first part as you can see when he is pouring the water some of it is steam. But when he threw the water it all turned into snow. And if your wondering why isnt the snow on the equipment isnt blowing everywhere, its not snow ITS ICE. Btw atleast spell STEAM correctly you douchebag.

[ElyanSun]

Waouh Windy Day !

[wintercat2]

I looked at the video again, that is plain to see that its not snow, its only steam. You can tell the difference in what steam and snow looks like, even in a strong wind. The water is still falling to the ground, not at your feet, but its still falling to the ground, you can actually see it in some parts of the video falling to the ground as a liquid.

[hiker64]

Oh yeah, when I hit that section of the A.T. I'm gonna die.

[MUSICOBLISS]

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[wintercat2]

Mt. Washington in BC. Duh, what grade do you have? 3.

[MWOObserver]

This is not Mt. Washington in British Columbia. This is Mount Washington in northern New Hampshire.

[wintercat2]

@MWOObserver - I know where Mt. Washington is, I never said it was in BC

[MWOObserver]

I was not responding to your comment. I was responding to the original commenter.

[wintercat2]

Why not go back and read, you sure as hell did say that I said it, and you were commented on my comment, why lie about it, its all here in black and white. Why can't people admit when they're wrong?

[realmenrowport1]

@wintercat2 dude you are a fucking douchebag, just saying

[flyingcookie101]

Holy crap... it looks like someone could be blown away by that wind. O_O

[macgirlxox]

wow!

[eclipse245]

looks chilly. Don't forget your jacket!

[crazyfreakypunk]

How do you get a job there?

[dawnmarie0817]

for what job? weather scientist, cog engineer, gift shop attendant, cafeteria person? the summit does make for a handful of assorted jobs.

[MWOObserver]

Not during the winter. From sometime in October until late May us weather observers and meteorologists working for the Mount Washington Observatory are the only people up here besides one State Park employee.

[dawnmarie0817]

haha, I guess I assumed that was obvious.

[stonedslacker]

Imagine working there and trying to have a cigarette break outside. lol

[sonnabend2]

your cig would freeze lol or the fluid in your lighter would turn to ice lol

[wintercat2]

Well, you'd have to be a moron to smoke in the first place.

[maneesh77]

@stonedslacker

Done it. In -40F temperature

[nguyentuan1990]

can somebody explain this ?

[mtlpwns]

I really dont think it requires an explanation

[BrianBTV]

whyd it say jan 17 06 in video but uploaded jan 17 07?

[Harleypilot767]

Al Gore will be So Mad at you!!!

[KyleNobes]

Oh yeah, there is some global warming at its finest.....

[ianpaul007]

do me a favor and pause at 1:50

[TheDestinyLeanne]

DRY ICE\!

[leppy111]

looks a little brisk

[CockerTech]

nice

[timeorspace]

Nice work, Tuckermans can always use a little more snow for the spring time.

[gunther72]

Yay, you fixed the ozone layer

[crazyfreakypunk]

Does that always happen? with 75mph winds? or is it just the hurricane(if there is one). sorry if i'm sounding like an idiot.

[zkiltez22]

That always happens, especially in the winter, but also in the summer.

[Jangle2007]

There's a weather obersvatory on the summit that is peopled year round by a half-dozen staff at a time. The weather, especially in the winter, is extreme. The conditions in this photo are fairly standed for the winter months.

[54spiritedwill54]

omg lol!! awesome!! boiling water to frozen snow in a second!!!! unbelievable stuff!

[wintercat2]

Boiling water to steam, not snow idiot. Snow falls to the ground steam floats away and dissipates.

[vanchuck]

This is Mount Washington, NH, USA, not Mount Washington, BC, Canada. Hence the degrees Fahrenheit units being used.

[virgildog1950]

Woah... NOW THAT'S COOL!

[kimmmmiex3]

where do u live?

[darealb1gd]

they dont live there its an observatory on mount washington^^ They are probably scientist

[wintercat2]

Of course they'd live there for part of the year, just like workers on Pikes Peak live up there from May to Sept. which is 14,110 feet in elevation

[stormchaser5137]

i'm comfused

[taism96]

lol thats not blowing:D

[paintballguy113]

windy

[jcooper052590]

Sounds like a police informant's microphone was just discovered!

[meggadoomer]

in the summer you can go up their in shorts and a t-shirt

[starshock01]

people have died doing that thinking that if it gets too cold they can just turn around, but it gets too cold very fast

[motormanish]

And freeze to death. Not a good idea

[azaq1]

is that mount washington by cambell rivier?

[mustwinder]

Don't know about that. This is a weather station on top of the mountain, it's about 6,600 feet above sea level, not a real high mountain but at that latitude, it doesn't really matter. I believe they recorded a 230mph wind gust up there one time, it may have been higher. Strongest non cyclone wind ever.

[motormanish]

6,288 ft. Above sea level. 231MPH Winds recorded.

[danster26]

That's in New Hampshire.  The one in Campbell river is nice too, nice skiing there.

[fastpitchchick222]

whia that is so cool(:

[caspian200]

sounds like an first person shooter with lag.

[lilchasdogg101]

wow it looks like your on the north pole or something

[12gravediggers]

ya know canada is cold but i dont think it will ever be like that

i wish it was

[nathano55]

well canada is usually colder than New Hampshire!

[micp4130]

1: nice video

2: you could have cut the sounds out...

3: does it have to be boiling water, or were you just demonstrating how cold it was?

[plsniper]

OMG, that was some wind! Reminds me of the video I made at the summit of MtKasprowy, Poland. Freeeeeeeeeezing. Well, this winter I'll be ascending to the summit of MtWashington.

[Tim6554]

I'm surprised your camera didn't freeze

[hellogolfy]

Very cool !!! Awesome weather :) I wish we've got that sort of weather to do something fun like that here... :/

[TVNerd126]

does the boiling water become water vapor or real snow?

[bencarloflores]

steam

[Darman4321]

so what happens if you try to pee in the snow?...seems like a painful experience.

[pivotandmore]

lol or sneeze or cry

[miasansom]

Awesome comment. I want to see that one demonstrated. Um... I mean...er... OK maybe not?

[zepplinjetta]

I live in NH! :D I love the cold... but not that cold =/

[nomad2894]

cool where is that?

[halo5549]

have you noticed that it looks similer to a jet breaking the sound barrier?

[lemond84]

it looks like a kettle full of clouds. instant clouds

[tucci06]

on my bday woot

[mikosoft]

What cameras did you use? Consumer digital compacts have probems below -5 celsius

[davidlee110]

of anyone cause outside without a coat -25F you can die becuase of your brain was be frozne

[loldude09]

water kicks ass

[ice9fetus81]

OMG!is that how you're supposed to make a coffee there?

[tfinvold]

Looks like its so cold, and there's so much wind, it just vaporizers the water even if it hasn't frozen right out of the pot, but I'm sure the windchill will take of that.

[salemcripple]

Dude, i wanna go there!

[N3ATS]

Huh! A watched pot DOES boil!

[MsMoniker]

NIIIIICE!!!

[micp4130]

it's an old saying...

[DSB1234567890]

Very cool concept, but most people don't have -22 degrees F and 65 knot winds very often. Also, don't you already have enough snow up there? Still a cool vid, 4 stars.

[1joboy]

damn with that kind of wind MUTE SOUND on the video fer christ sake

[sobo678]

you made snow atop mt. W. That will ensure even cover over the whole summit,brilliant!

[elkkuman]

wow

[twistatoe]

that is some insane wind you guys!!

[Jesusisyhwh]

That place is soo cool. I want to work there during the winter!

[meetrrrrr]

mute the wind out and put music in the back ground

[houka10]

yes, it blends !

[lukeisthecoolest]

boiling water snow dust.....don't breathe this

[freedomorfire]

HAHAHAHAH

Will it blend?

[Antics27]

frozen water... don't breathe this!

[RaIphLauren]

i did that once, but instead of water, i used Mountain Dew

[mattsuzanna1992]

did you boil the mt dew?

[bashatonic]

quality

[espltdguy]

why was it so windy there?

[LtNight]

it's on a mountain. I know because I live 5 miles from there

[theangryintern]

Google Mount Washington Observatory and you shall get your answer. that place has the distinction of have the highest recorded wind speed ever at 231mph.

[s7o0a0p]

Because 2 weather systems meet there.

[KB1KOI]

The Presidential Range in NH tends to be where various pressure fronts meet

[cottenmonkey93]

I have been in the tower before and it was very cool

[bccbrd22]

warm in ct in winter... cold in spring... ski companies were open till mid may !

[janus70]

Wow. That's my kinda place.

[supersaga]

very nice

[mxx187xxm]

is the snow hot?  thers your sine

[Fanfoue74]

It's a pity they did not do the same experiment with cold water at the same time to show the difference.

(cold water would not turn to snow that easy)

[benjaminlately]

And Myth busters claims your piss won't freeze before it hits the ground at -40 degrees F aparently they should add wind.

[cspalmer]

OK i got the boiling water, but where do i get the -22F and 75mph wind?! lol

[Aistann27]

lol

[EricHermanMusic]

That's so awesome!

[theschnaz]

sick!

[silverkasik]

what if you pee ???

[mrmuttley]

you dont or your family jewels become frozen assets :-)

[contrast1977]

nice

[ronjohn1978]

What happen to global warming?

[SamuraiGunSanji]

some places get to much sun and some places get not enough sun(plus el nino) infact I forgot which country but last year it was snowing in summer and got to 2 in. and cleared up in the next 4 hours lol damn sun

[valareksic]

that's no coincidence the water freezes so fast most of the energy is being release through steam. Try pouring water at about 40F or 4C and see what happens. You'll see a much slower reaction. Still cool though, man how fast is that wind blowing. I'm from the south and we see snow maybe once every 10 years. I'm 22 and only seen snow once or twice in my life time. LOL!!

[moldymoldy]

its happening gradually... its stil pretty cold on top of mountains in winter.

[whododavodo]

i would not want to work up a sweat there and go outside

[iamhouston]

Awesome!

[tenorized]

Sweet!

[rurugby]

That looks really really cold .. It looks even cooler if you throw a whole pot out at once ...

[smalltoaster]

Wow.Pretty damn windy.

[nhrickm]

And I thought it was cold in Tilton, NH - Chan 9 had a clip where you were protected from the wind and you could see the "snow" forming.