Water freezing at -50 in Fairbanks, Alaska

[gamerboy49]

-50 degrees and that guy is wearing a T-shirt???!!!

[Gibix]

Pff! I bet I can just pee in the air and be completely fine :D

[pmic2011]

when i look at the guy, i thought it was 50 degrees...

[MrSniperAir]

Thats how they make artificial snow

[umbergerwill]

Where did u move from?

Ik what u mean ppl complain so much over the cold (i live In a cold place) but how much r u out wen it's cold same with very warm places

[umbergerwill]

If u move there is it possible to get used to this weather?

[alaskanprinter]

@umbergerwill

YES, I moved here in 1975 and LOVE IT! It is no different than living in a hot place and not able to spend much time outdoors in the summer (Texas at 110 degrees). No one goes out then either. I like to stay inside when it gets cold, by the fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa!

[umbergerwill]

is it true that at a certain temp it dosent feel any colder btw how long are the summers in Fairbanks?

[alaskanprinter]

@umbergerwill

After it gets about -20 it does not feel much colder. THOUGH when it has been -50 for a week or so and it warms up to -10 it feels like a heat wave. Vehicles notice the difference. A car that will start at -20 may not at -50.

[rwprov12]

i grew up in fairbanks and yes 50 below sounds crazy but its not as bad as it sounds ....... i think that is snow not water though

i use to ride a snow machine at 50 below in jeans and tennis shoes people blow this temp thing out of proportion

[alaskanprinter]

@rwprov12

It is NOT snow, it is hot water. I am surprised you never did that when you lived here, I though everyone threw up hot water at -50!

[aaGit]

no way was that -50 F nor C, you do not stand around in your t-shirt in -50. Alaskan or not

[alaskanprinter]

@aaGit

It WAS -50 and if you saw what school kids got off the bus wearing you would be amazed. I have seen kids go out in shorts at -20. We are a tough bunch up here.

[BIGDADDYJOHNSON27]

i thought i was crazy standing out in the 30s above zero with a t shirt on, but minus 50 damn i couldn't do that

[Ayomide345]

Looks like T-shirt weather to me.

[planelovingbastard]

Sarah Palin is confused by this,

but she can probably use it to freeze Russia from her house

[TheDaltonboii]

meant hoodie

[TheDaltonboii]

no way in hell would i be out there in a shirt i dont go outside without a hood if its like 50 to 60 and a heavy jacket if its below that but hey im from the south so thats what im use to is warm weather

[katg18]

More than a couple of minutes and you're feeling it. Any time I tried to go more than a minute or two without gloves my hands began to hurt. Fairbanks has a cold that gets into the bones.

[naanders00]

I live here, and it gets that cold. It sucks ass. Lol.

[TheRoyalFuzzybug]

If the human body is around 98 degrees, wouldn't you steam in that temperature? I've read that it's possible to stick your hand in liquid nitrogen for under a second because the temp. difference is so great it takes a while for it to fully freeze your hand or something 

[luizpigeon]

you are a good luck guy because you live this place, eu acho o clima frio muito bom para morar

[barbwirelove]

a part of me wants to go there and pee outside...

[whippou]

it had been proven that at -15 hot water will STILL create the same effect.

And growing up as a kid in alaska will make you immune to -30 but certainly never -50 in tshirt.

[Maryanne247]

This may sound like a stupid question but I'm serious. Does the hot water ever turn to instant ice when you toss it at certain temperatures or is that just some movies I have seen? I went to AK two summers ago and got to experience -40 in a type of controlled environment. The water turned to steam but I am curious if it could just turn immediately to ice at even lower temperatures then -40 or warmer like -20?

[alaskanprinter]

@Maryanne247

It does not turn to ice, but to steam because of the difference in air pressure.

[mxrace709]

seriously, just because you got a little bit of cold in the lower 48's recently doesn't mean you're an expert about gauging tempurature. jeez.

[exteministen]

use hot water.. freezes alot quicker

[Kilia40]

-50 degrees and him in shirt-tails.  ;-)

[EvolutionIXRR]

would it be so weird if the alaskan kids move to Florida or Arizona where there's usually a 95 degree or even a 100 degree temp especially in the summer and they are used to cold weather...Would they survive the heat?

[alaskanprinter]

@EvolutionIXRR

Way more people die from heat than cold

[Svperstarr]

@EvolutionIXRR I lived in Fairbanks AK for two years and I moved to AZ. I LOVE IT HERE! Sun worship for life.

[Flap999]

Cool video...no pun intended...really. I miss Alaska...felt like home to me.

[alaskanprinter]

@Flap999

Come back! We will leave the lights on (the northern lights that is)!

[msqmebby]

Dayum && wit no sweater ?

[rodr987654]

as one of this shirt is doing this -50º?

[bsc1959]

I lived in fairbanks for 4 years whil in the army. I have taken the garbage out at -68 with just short sleeves and flip flops. ur body gets adjusted to the cold. plus there is very little wind and the humidity is about 6%.

[TracyAndersonFoxhunt]

i need a glass of water

[krammy11]

Well this is how they do artificial snow.

[Hallucination01]

not cold enuf..the guy was only wearing a t shirt..lol

[sausagesnail]

how cold was this?

[RyougaSadou]

In a T-shirt? amateur haha, i go outside in -100 COMPLETELY naked. AND i dip my pecker in the snow just to show how pro i really am. Jealous? of course you are ;D

[loonmaniac]

Can you shove an icicle up your ass sideways?

[seahawkak]

@RyougaSadou lolz you must bee the size of a raizin at that temp.....

[alaskanprinter]

@RyougaSadou

I think I found it in the snow. Too bad it fell off...

[marquettemikeable]

This works better with lukewarm to hot water. I once tried this at about -10...same thing happened, pretty much.

[wintercat2]

For one thing its not -50 in this video you can tell, you can't see his breath. And that water all hit the ground unfrozen.

[alaskanprinter]

So let me get this straight. You think it is ABOVE FREEZING. Trust me, it was -50F, I filmed it myself.

[wintercat2]

Whatever

[xtramedium2]

@alaskanprinter... dude so let me get this right you expect everyone on here to believe it is 50 degrees below zero which is 82 degrees below freezing and you are outside in a teeshirt and no winter gear of any kind.. ok.... right... have fun in your fantasy world.. im leaving because i perfer reallity

[mxrace709]

@alaskanprinter who the hells breathes a lot when its cold out anyways?

[babydahl13]

@wintercat2 look up the meaning artic desert, means its a dry cold, not a wet cold, and you dont see your breath that often. and the water turns into powder, not ice. we adjust fine so yes we got pretty cold.

[peterfarrow]

@wintercat2

Definately very cold, some of the water turns instantly to ice in the air, of course some will hit the ground unfrozen because the larger droplets have small surface area relative to their volume so they can't lose heat quickly enough to freeze straight away. but it will freeze very quickly once on the ground.

If you think otherwise, look again, its obvious to me. Definately VERY COLD indeed.

[wintercat2]

@peterfarrow - No need to look again, if water is warmer than the air temp. the water will steam, same as boiling a kettle. It doesn't freeze, (turn to snow or ice) it just steam from the water cooling quickly. But still, all the water is falling back to the ground as a liquid. Impossible for the water to freeze in 2 seconds.

[peterfarrow]

@wintercat2

Quote "Impossible for the water to freeze in 2 seconds"

Thats not true its very possible, it depends on the droplet size, at -50F fairly large droplets can freeze in under 2 seconds, you are mistaking fine frozen water particles for steam, so yes "look again" and go brush up on your physics, and no I won't be trying to explain it to you again.

[wintercat2]

@peterfarrow - I don't blame you for not wanting to explain it to me again, cause you're wrong. I live in Canada and have done this in -40c over pavement. Every drop of water falls back to the ground as a liquid, now if you tossed it off a 20 story building it would freeze but sure as hell not in seconds. But its spring now so I'm done with the -40 talk.

[RyougaSadou]

@wintercat2 If proof from many other videos, personal experience, and Physics didn't exist your comment might of had a change (slight) at making sense. :D

[wintercat2]

@RyougaSadou - Sorry, I tried this over pavement at -42c boiling water all fell back to the ground unfrozen as steam floated away.

[RyougaSadou]

@wintercat2 Sorry I was high xD, love starting shiz over youtube, it's funny to see the rage people build up over things. Unfortunately, you kept you're cool =P. But yeah you're right, the water doesn't freeze instantly, just steams. which is why it floats away instead of dropping to the ground like..... ice. lol

[RyougaSadou]

@RyougaSadou <-- failed, meant to say "kept your cool"

[Marcinvemm]

He is wearing a t-shirt,lol.I guess he is been living there for ages and he get used to so law temperatures

[Fairbanksboy]

Your body adjusts to it being so cold. Last winter we had a day that was 50 above and one week later -61 in January and I sweated my balls off because my body was still in cold mode. Best way I can put it is Cold is Cold 0 to -60 is all the same unless you look at your heating bill.

[porkypinekiwi]

thats cold water ! wow it must have been cold but a T shirt brrr . well i suppose its only for a short period of time (i live in fairbanks ak to) =] yey its getting warm here again, man it got to like -60 this year.

[ChrisGleckman]

How are you in just a T-shirt? It's freaking minus 50 out there!

[BazzleJoe]

"Has to do with the air pressure"

Haha, sir, not at all...

[EvolutionIXRR]

it was just probably 32 degree...there's no way he could survive that long in -50..

[alaskanprinter]

Trust me, it was -50 F and you can survive just fine for a short period. Growing up here the kids dont think much about it. I once rescued a young lady whose car broke down and she was wearing sandals and a dress. Fortunately I showed up when I did, she could have been in trouble at those temperatures. Kids today...

[EvolutionIXRR]

alaskan kids must have winter coat jacket built-in to survive that cold. I'v seen so many hot waters tossed in extreme temp. What happen if you toss a cold water in -50? Fairbanks weather is in all below zero..

[alaskanprinter]

Nothing happens with cold water. The difference between -50 outside air and hot water (over 200 degrees) makes the water like 250 degrees so it turns to steam. Something to do with air pressure as well. It is cool and makes a loud noise. Ah the joys of living in Alaska

[itzahazylife]

they basically do. they have thicker blood.

[RanetkiFan]

Yeah, My cousin who lived in North Pole Alaska, said when its that cold, people stop for everybody, no matter what, as opposed to the the rest of this paranoid country who would stop for no one.

I used to hitchhike across the country when I was younger!

Sandals and a dress eh? What was she like thinking, it was suddenly Florida or was she heading back from her Prom? LOL

[Aliblesfury]

@EvolutionIXRR

I live in Fairbanks Alaska,

You lower 48 people dont understand,

-50 is cold to us, but for you lower 48 people, its like deathly cold, AlaskanPrinter hes right. Its possible to survive in it for a short period of time.

[seahawkak]

@EvolutionIXRR i walked to school in a sweeter at -48 and i live like 2 3 blocks away......so yea i agree with alaskanprinter.......

[darryldelay]

@EvolutionIXRR At that temp Its so dry you dont feel the cold right away but in about 5 min your skin starts to sting and burn it hurts alot

[anoteoftruth]

@EvolutionIXRR He most certainly can survive -50 for that long.. a short period of time, running outside for a minute or something is fine... you would'nt want to go much longer than 10 minutes or so tho without a proper coat.

[TTundragrizzly]

@EvolutionIXRR I go outside all the time with t-shirts when its 50 below zero. Alaskans are just plain tougher than lower 48 foaks I guess. But believe these comments. Going outside for short periods of time in even 60 or 70 below zero is no problem. Going in and out is easy. Staying outside for more than 5 minutes in those temps you definitely want some good cover . Its only 45 below zero right now. A warm spell. 

[scar504]

@EvolutionIXRR are you stupid or something? this isn't the vacuum of space dumb ass you don't just die instantly

[EvolutionIXRR]

@scar504 nope i m not stupid but you are stupid. You die instantly if somebody kill you. lol

[mxrace709]

@EvolutionIXRR really? you obviously live no where cold so you have no room to talk. at that tempurature you could easily last outside for 15 minutes before hypothermia kicks in. you start loosing feeling in you finger and toes after about 2 minutes, but its really not that cold, anything past -25 feels the same, i've lived in Fairbanks my whole life.

[EvolutionIXRR]

@mxrace709 No worries, I just moved to antarctica and it's freezing all the time..

[sickrides]

@EvolutionIXRR Wow, you must live in a warm climate. One minute is fine. I've gone out like that for a minute when it was -20.

[RanetkiFan]

My cousin used to live at 350 South Santa Claus Lane, North Pole AK, do u know where that is?

What do u fuking do at -50 besides hoping u dont lost any kind of power for 20 min or u will be dead!!!

[alaskanprinter]

Yes, I know where that is. We keep the fire stoked when it gets that cold, but really, it is just part of the excitement of living in The LAST FRONTIER!

[RanetkiFan]

I have to commend you, as I like excitment took but, I would rather be on some beach than constantly battling the severe cold, day in and day out. Considering I hate the cold to begin, with, I would not be a good candidate for central Alaska-- perhaps Ancorage!

[steviebboy69]

i wear shorts in winter. even in the house when the heater isnt running and its 8.celcius. nothing like -50.

[pcmb92]

Dude you must be sorta nuts. I could NEVER stand cold weather in shorts. We had an major ice storm in December 2007 and I had to go to the RED Cross Shelter to get warm; our home got down to 40 or 35. I can't STAND cold weather indoors. That's why i LOVE summer.

How do you dress in the summertime?

[steviebboy69]

well i would say our winters arnt like this. it would be about 10 celcius mid winter, could that be about 45?? but i do have a jumper or windcheater on. i have had that temp in the house, as in 45. as for summer it is here now, i have shorts on and its close to 40 celc. over 100 ehhehe.

and going to be hotter.

we never get these extremes here in australia, well up in the hi mountains snow but not here.

[wintercat2]

speak english

[towelboy12]

was that guy on crack? why would you go outside in a t-shirt?

[JustinU1984]

T SHIRT AT -50? I live in tropical south Texas and when it is below 50 its considered cold. 50 ABOVE. I am sure the sun made it feel nicer out tho

[alaskanprinter]

Yes, he grew up in North Pole, Alaska and yes the kids here do not dress properly for the cold. Kids today...

Plus we just stepped out of the shop long enough to do the video. brrrr...

[alanorrchusaulei]

He was wearing a t-shirt at -50??