windshield fluid sprayer

[Larry C Leung]

It froze in mid-air and fell as an icicle?

LL - NY

On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 13:37:12 -0500 (EST) Andrew Duane USG
<duane at hunch.zk3.dec.com> writes:
>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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>
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