Written by Anne Kaulanen
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Record low temperatures in Finland this week prompted tourists traveling to the North Pole to try a trick that has long intrigued them. The idea was that when it was very cold outside, you could throw boiling water into the air and watch it instantly turn into a cloud. ice dust.
This is not something you should attempt unless the temperature is at a level of cold that is rarely or never seen in most places on Earth.
Lauri Untamo, 49, a sales manager from southern Finland, was vacationing in Finnish Lapland with friends when the temperature dropped to -30C (-22C) on New Year’s Day.
“I had seen videos of the trick on social media and YouTube saying it was possible to do it, but I had never had the right frost to try it at temperatures above -30 degrees Celsius,” Untamo told Reuters. ” he said.
He boiled water in his hut, took it outside and threw it over his head in an arc, but the water quickly turned into a cloud of ice and escaped, so he survived without getting burned. he said.
The Nordic countries have been experiencing extreme cold in recent days, with Enontekio, further north of Pihatunturi in the Arctic where Umtamo was staying, hitting a 25-year low of -44.3 degrees Celsius (-47.74 degrees Fahrenheit) on Friday. was recorded.
Despite the cold weather, Untamo and his friends enjoy outdoor activities such as Nordic skiing and walking in the snowy forest.
“Lapland really gave us its best this week as we even saw the Northern Lights on a few nights,” he said.
(Reporting by Anne Kaulanen; Editing by Frances Kelly)