Minnesota Cold (Part 4) Blowing Frozen Bubbles

[Omaha Steve]

My colleague Erin McCann has compiled a list of cold weather experiments that those enduring the freezing weather in the mid-west might want to try. They include freezing your clothes, instantly turning boiling water into snow, and... making these soapy ice-bubble things:

Last month, photographer Angela Kelly took a solution of soapy water out into the cold in Washington state, to make an amazing series of frozen-bubble photos. They have been widely shared these last few days. The science is pretty simple: the water freezes in the bitter air but the soapy solution allows it to retain it bubble form. As soon as you touch them, though, the heat from your fingers will melt the bubble. The largest of them make for photos like Kelly's, while the smallest ones can roll around on the ground like tiny marbles.

Uploaded on Jul 1, 2008

Minnesota - It's so cold that... bubbles freeze when you blow them outside. Watch all of the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: http://www.youtube.com/nziegler

[mindwalker_i]

1. Cool!

[struggle4progress]

2. Excellent!

[Maraya1969]

3. Does that "video converter" work? The advertisement I see on so many videos is on this one

too and I have wondered if it is possible to download videos from YouTube onto my computer.

Great video btw!

[LisaLynne]

4. That was so cool!

The other one he does with the hot water is awesome as well. Hey, you have to entertain yourself somehow!!

[Mister Ed]

5. In Northern Minnesota, this cold brings an eerie stillness...

You can't put your finger on it at first, and then you finally realize: it's because you don't hear any dogs barking. The air is so cold that when they bark, it instantly freezes and falls to the ground.

When the spring thaw finally comes, though, the racket can be deafening for a week or two...

[Cha]

6. Fascinating, Steve! And, this from the Minnesota Snow a couple of day ago ..

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Creative Chaps!

Connor, Austin, and Trevor Build a Snow Shark in their Front Yard~

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024283847

[Submariner]

7. -41 Celsius weather with boiling water shot out of a water gun

More cold air physics at work.

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