windshield fluid sprayer

[Zsolt]

There was a truck driver in Hungary where I used to work, who regularly
used this technique on his truck in the morning. I was always expecting
it to blow, but it never happened.

   Zsolt

Andrew Duane USG wrote:

> Hairy green toads from Mars made Phil Payne say:
>
>
>>>Besides, do you really want warm fluid hitting a freezing cold windshield??
>>>If you think you do, wait until it's -20F outside and dump some boiling
>>>water on your windshield  :-)  DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF SOMEONE
>>>IS ACTUALLY DUMB ENOUGH TO DO THIS!!
>>>
>>Saw it done once - engineer called John Stent threw a hot bucketful
>>over a BMW in Frankfurt.  Amazed me - the screen came outwards!
>>
>
> On a (tangentially) related note....
> Once, while skiing, an ex-engineer demonstrated an interesting
> phenomena around boiling water and cold temperatures.
>
> At -40 degrees (figure it out, C or F), take a bucket full of
> almost boiling water, and fling the water in the air.
>
> Guess what happens? (hint: not what you think)
>
> Required Audi Content: I had driven my '89 100Q up to the ski area.
>
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