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Old 02-07-2009, 12:19 PM  
AgentCash
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Has to do with surface area, when you throw boiling water in the air like that it turns to a fine mist/steam with a massive surface area allowing rapid cooling to freeze it very quickly. Colder water forms larger clumps when thrown in the air, thus not freezing as fast under the same conditions.
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