People throw boiling water into freezing air

Toss a bucket of boiling water into freezing air with abandon, and the results can be magical: a sparkling cloud of vapor and crystallized water that looks a whole lot like snow.

The experiment has gone viral on social media as more continue to share their experience with it.

Those that have attempted to replicate the experiment at home have come to learn that while the boiling water becomes seemingly snowy ice and vapor mixture, it's still technically scalding hot water at the end of it all. Therefore, many have faced the harsh reality that they can burn themselves if the experiment manages to go awry.