Helsinki:
Finland’s record low temperatures this week have given tourists traveling to the North Pole a chance to try a trick that has long intrigued them. The idea was to throw boiling water into the air when it was very cold outside and watch it instantly turn into a cloud of 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 said he boiled water in his hut, immediately took it outside and threw it over his head in an arc, but the water quickly turned into a cloud of ice and ran away, so he survived without getting burned. .
The Nordic countries have been experiencing extreme cold in recent days, with Enontekio, further north of Pihatunturi in the Arctic where Untamo 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 group of 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.
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