People throwing boiling water into the air and watching as the freezing cold temperatures turn it into snow was actual a YouTube phenomenon not too long ago, originating from the always frigid ...

We suspect the latter reason is what got [Brick Technology] to pursue creating a trippy water vortex with the building toy. The first design uses a transparent plastic sphere as a water vessel.

Bored Midwesterners are putting the polar vortex to the test this week, challenging whether or not the current temperature in their area is cold enough to instantly freeze a pot of boiling water.