Cool Winter Things

At -40, you can do the following:

Throw a cup of hot coffee into the air. *POOF* it's gone! This is because the coffee warms the air around it, raising its capacity to hold liquid. And the air is so dry, POOF! It immediately absorbs the liquid! This is my classmate Ness:


Blow bubbles! They freeze, and then break apart in shards. Then they actually look just like bits of cling film that you use to cover your leftovers.


Here are some pieces of bubble. Did you ever know that the phrase "piece of bubble" could be used legitimately? :)