Tossing boiling water in the air on a cold day creates a marvelous effect
There’s nothing more exciting than doing some experiments when winter brings about temperatures below 0°F. One of the most common phenomena people like to explore on frigid days is throwing boiling water into the air at a cold temperature to see it turn into a snowy cloud and drift away.
Boiling water is closer to the evaporation point than cold water. Cold air is very dense, making its capacity to hold water vapor molecules very low. Therefore, when you throw hot water into the frigid air, the smallest droplets cool and evaporate in a dramatic cloud before reaching the ground.