Boiling Water to Snow, Below Zero, Tamaqua Pennsylvania, TamaquaArea.com

Boiling Water + Freezing Air = Light Frosty Snow.
We did this at 7 a.m. on Monday, January 24, 2011 in Dutch Hill Tamaqua.
Involved were me(Andrew Leibenguth), my sister(Eushina Leibenguth), and friend(Robert Craigle).
Temperatures throughout the area this morning dropped below zero making for a very chilling morning. Robert Craigle, 19, from Hometown, got up early this morning with me and my sister at my house in Dutch Hill (Tamaqua, PA) to try a popular exothermal process that involves the simple process of combining boiling water and very cold temperatures. Here Craigle carefully throws boiling water into the -2 degree air. As the boiling water leaves the measuring cup, a majority of the scattered water droplets freeze instantly on contact with the -2 degree air. The smaller the droplets and the colder the air, the faster the freezing. Boiling water works much better as the water molecules at the surface of the droplet evaporate. This creates an enhanced cooling effect on the surface of the droplet, which makes in freeze more quickly. Water purity is also a factor, since ice crystals form around foreign particles, meaning the more impurities there are in the water the more ice crystals there will be. Of course, this process works best for effect if the temperature is below zero. IMPORTANT: The water has to be REALLY HOT. Cold, room-temperature, or warm water won't do anything. The water has to be REALLY HOT to see the effect. So, be careful if you try this at home. As long as you are really carefully and use REALLY HOT water, the effect can still be done if the temperature is a little above zero.

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