This Video Shows How Cold It Was In Maine This Morning

So, how cold was it in Maine on Thursday morning? How about, it was so cold that a cup of boiling water thrown into the air was instantly transformed into frozen water crystals that fell like snow. No joke. If you haven’t seen the phenomenon before, check out the above video provided by Bangor Daily News Outdoors contributor Christi Holmes. It was minus 12 degrees Fahrenheit at Holmes’ home in Gray on Thursday morning and she set out to document the shocking demonstration. Sure enough, a cup of nearly boiling water thrown into the frigid air created a cloud of frozen precipitation. National Geographic explained to Time that the phenomenon is the result of how close boiling water already is to evaporating. “Because they’re so hot, those tiny water droplets start to vaporize,” the magazine said.