tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post3570834244887631882..comments2023-08-27T10:54:42.777-05:00Comments on sand creek almanac: fun stuff to do when it's below zeroDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-15020947185869090722008-02-12T02:11:00.000-06:002008-02-12T02:11:00.000-06:00I've always wanted to try this! The only thing is...I've always wanted to try this! The only thing is, I really loathe cold weather. <BR/>Thank you for sharing.Barry L. Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351153435905428697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-85096916510324170442007-02-05T20:57:00.000-06:002007-02-05T20:57:00.000-06:00xris- I have researched this on the web now, and w...xris- I have researched this on the web now, and what you said certainly makes sense.<br /><br />FC- in scientific language, "insanely cold" describes it. Perfectly. <br /><br />ggg- I think I may have done that last year. There's only so much winter fun you can do with three kids in one small house. :)<br /><br />dharma bum - thanks, I think those posts were what I was looking for as far as to explanations why this happened.<br /><br />The horizonal acceeration must be due to the energy that is released when water freezes into ice. <br /><br />Amazingly, we have an electric heater going, trying to trick our refrigerator into working normally; the freezer does not freeze things when it's this cold out. Why even bother? We did without for quite a while. :)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-75884687086259142642007-02-05T15:06:00.000-06:002007-02-05T15:06:00.000-06:00deb - randy brock, minnesota weather blogger extra...deb - randy brock, minnesota weather blogger extraordinaire, actually had two posts about this last week... you might enjoy them:<br /><br /><a href="http://randybrock.wordpress.com/2007/01/31/hot-water-freezes-faster-than-cold-watersometimes/">Hot water freezes faster than cold water…sometimes.</a><br /><a href="http://randybrock.wordpress.com/2007/02/01/follow-up-to-my-hwfftcws-post/">Follow-up to my HWFFTCW…S post</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-68341898797745588892007-02-04T15:21:00.000-06:002007-02-04T15:21:00.000-06:00Try blowing soap bubbles! :)Try blowing soap bubbles! :)Nickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001250231781402073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-83669544454756038522007-02-03T23:26:00.000-06:002007-02-03T23:26:00.000-06:00I have calculated that you will need to toss 8,976...I have calculated that you will need to toss 8,976,654,345.2 boiling hot pots of water to raise the temperature of Minnesotarctica to a reasonable temperature of 40 degrees. You may need more than one pot.<br />Seriously, that is insanely cold.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-76389440217674057842007-02-03T22:50:00.000-06:002007-02-03T22:50:00.000-06:00I've only heard of people doing this, never seen i...I've only heard of people doing this, never seen it myself. I'm really curious about the "exploding" part.<br /><br />You've got water in all three states - liquid, gas, and solid - at least for a brief moment. As water evaporates, the remaining water cools. As water freezes, heat is released. So that's all happening at once. But at those temperatures, the cold wins quickly. Even the water vapor freezes into snow.<br /><br />The hardest part would seem to be keeping the water boiling hot once you get out the door!Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.com