Ice Carousel
It’s so cold in Minnesota that… you can make a huge carousel with ice on a frozen lake.
Triple Frozen Eggs
It’s so cold in Minnesota that… eggs freeze on top of each other when you crack them outside on the sidewalk.
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Hot Diet Coke and Mentos
It’s so cold in Minnesota that… you can get an even better Hot Mentos & Diet Coke effect in the cold.
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Frozen Spaghetti
Minnesota, it’s so cold that… you can set your spaghetti outside and it will freeze in mid-air.
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Overnight in Orbeez House
After we spent a lot of the winter building a Frozen Orbeez House with 3 million Orbeez, I spent the night in the house. We had an open house for others to see it and did an interview with the Weather Channel in the morning. Here’s the video of my time surviving in the frozen house.
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YouTube Silver Play Button
Thanks to everyone who has subscribed and supported Minnesota Cold! We thought we’d do something fun with our YouTube Silver Play Button award.
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Snow Swimming
My friend Chris Smith has been talking about getting me to try snow swimming for years. Last year I finally took him up on his offer. Not sure if I’ll be doing that again. Brrrrr!
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Minnesota Cold on the Weather Channel
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Frozen Orbeez House
Minnesota, it’s so cold that… you can make a house out of Frozen Orbeez.
This was our biggest Minnesota Cold experiment ever. We started building the frame in the fall and finally completed the house after dumping Orbeez into it for 15 days straight. I also spent the night in it after it was built.
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Biking in the Snow
As a principal, I sometimes hear students say, “Mr. Ziegler, we shouldn’t have had school today. It’s so bad outside.” This is my usual response.
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Frozen Eggs
Minnesota, it’s so cold that… you can crack an egg and it will freeze in mid-air. You can also fry an egg in the cold.
I took advantage of one of the coldest days in the past twenty years to try some experiments with freezing eggs.
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Ice Brick House
Minnesota, it’s so cold that… you can build a house out of bricks made from ice (if it stays cold long enough). I attempted this one two different winters and failed both times. Stay tuned for my bigger and better idea this year!
I attempted this one twice and a stretch of warm weather killed the project both times. This year I’ve got a new idea that hopefully will work well!
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How to Make an Ice Rink
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Minnesota, it’s so cold that… you can build an ice rink in your backyard. This video shows how to make a backyard ice rink and how to add a logo to a DIY hockey rink. Special thanks to Dan & Lucy Olson and their ice skating kids!
Everyone loves to ice skate. Now you can make your own rink in your yard with these instructions!
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Swing Set Ice Castle
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Minnesota, it’s so cold that… you can spray down your playground to turn it into an ice castle (almost). This one didn’t turn out so well, but it was still fun to give the idea a try. Maybe given a little more time… Watch and subscribe all of the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: www.youtube.com/nziegler .
I was hoping that this one would have worked better than it did. Oh well, sometimes that’s the way it goes…
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How to Make Ice Luminaries
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Minnesota, it’s so cold that… you can light up your sidewalk walkway with ice lantern luminaries. Watch and subscribe all of the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: www.youtube.com/nziegler .
If you’re looking for some fun ideas for ice decorations for your Super Bowl party, try making these luminaries out of ice .
Minnesota Cold Part 19A shows you how to make Ice Glasses and Ice Bowls.
Minnesota Cold Part 19B shows you how to make Ice Candle Holders, Ice Bowls, and Ice Vases.
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How to Make Ice Candle Holders, Vases, and Bowls
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Minnesota, it’s so cold that… you can make candle holders, bowls, and vases out of ice. Watch and subscribe all of the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: www.youtube.com/nziegler .
If you’re looking for some fun ideas for ice decorations for your Super Bowl party, try making these ice orb candle holders made out of ice, bowls made out of ice, and vases made out of ice for your frozen flowers.
Minnesota Cold Part 19A shows you how to make Frozen Ice Glasses and Frozen Ice Bowls.
Minnesota Cold Part 20 show you how to make Ice Luminaries for your winter party.
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How to Make Ice Glasses and Punch Bowl
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Minnesota, it’s so cold that… you can make glasses and a punch bowl out of ice. . Watch and subscribe all of the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: www.youtube.com/nziegler .
If you’re looking for some fun ideas for ice decorations for your Super Bowl party, try making these frozen ice glasses and punch bowl. I also show you how to make the slushy punch to drink with it.
Minnesota Cold Part 19B shows you how to make Ice Candle Holders, Ice Bowls, and Ice Vases.
Minnesota Cold Part 20 show you how to make Ice Luminaries for your winter party.
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Extreme Heat vs. Extreme Cold
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Minnesota, it’s so cold that… you can test out extreme heat versus the extreme cold. Watch and subscribe all of the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: www.youtube.com/nziegler .
Materials:
- Large Knife
- Blow Torches
- Old Minnesota Cold Experiments
- Hot Water Experiment (2 liter bottle, funnel, boiling water)
- Hot Chocolate (cup of hot chocolate)
- Frozen T-Shirt (t-shirt, hanger, bowl of water)
- Towel Sled (small towel, 2 small cans)
- Snowman Pinata (balloon, paper towels)
- Human Snowball (Wubble Bubble Ball)
- Watermelon Bowling (frozen watermelon)
- Instant Slurpee (2-liter bottle of soda pop)
- Frozen Banana Hammer (frozen banana, nail, board)
- Icicles
Steps:
- Freeze the item from the Minnesota Cold Experiment.
- Heat up the knife until it gets red hot.
- Attempt to cut the item with the knife.
- See whether the extreme heat or extreme cold wins!
Helpful Hints:
- Please be very careful doing this experiment.
- Wear gloves that can handle the extreme heat.
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Minnesota Wild Hockey Pancakes
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Super Mario Pancakes
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Frozen Orbeez Sled
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Minnesota, it’s so cold that… if you don’t have a sled, you can make one out of frozen Orbeez. Watch and subscribe all of the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: www.youtube.com/nziegler .
Materials:
- Two large storage containers that will hold about 8 gallons each
- One cup of dry Orbeez
- Two sleds
- LED Christmas lights with battery back
- Water
- Strainer
- Bricks
- Hill to sled down
- Cold weather
Steps:
- Measure out 1/2 cup of Orbeez for each container. Add about 7-8 gallons of water to each container.
- Let the Orbeez sit overnight to soak up the water.
- Use the strainer to scoop the Orbeez into the bottom sled.
- Put the second sled on top of the first. Use the bricks to weight down the top sled.
- Wait for the Orbeez to freeze (this will take much longer than you expect).
- Bring the sled with the frozen Orbeez to a hill. Tip it over and pop out the frozen Orbeez sled.
- Sled down the hill.
- Repeat if it doesn’t break into pieces.
Helpful Hints:
- Use plenty of LED lights so that if the Orbeez sled breaks, it will still be held together.
- Make sure that the temperature is very cold so it freezes more quickly.
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12 Interesting Things I Learned During My Trip To Disneyland and California Adventures
Below are 12 interesting things we learned when visiting Disneyland and California Adventure. Play the video or read about each one below.
1. Across the street from Peter Pan, the Evil Queen peeks out from behind the drapes.
2. Cast members jump from a pontoon and use scuba gear to fix and inspect World of Color.
3. After the fireworks on Main Street, the alley behind the Emporium opens to move the crowd out faster.
4. If you go early to Special Celebrations, cast members give you high 4s as you walk into the park.
5. The lights on Route 66 in Radiator Springs turn on each night at exactly the time of sun set.
6. Every once in a while people get stranded on rides when they break down (and sometimes get compensated!)
7. If you look closely, there are hidden Mickeys everywhere.
8. The private (and secretive) Club 33 doesn’t let you get in very far with a video camera.
9. The Mickey on the Ferris Wheel gets covered with a Mickey shaped screen for the World of Color show.
10. You can get free stuff on big Disney birthdays.
11. Cast members sometimes play jokes on the person who hands them the camera.
12. Disney really likes to play with fire and always ends their shows with a big bang.
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Mom Dances to Hail to the Chief Remix Song When She Visits Washington, D.C.
See her original dance featured on entertainment TV:
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Disneyland Dancing Mom Dances in Hawaii
The Disneyland Dancing mom recently took her dance to Hawaii. She did the dance in 36 different locations around the Big Island of Hawaii. Here are pictures of all the places she did her dance:
001 – Ocean in Kona
003 – Pu’uhonua Honaunau
See her original dance featured on entertainment TV:
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Minnesota Cold (Part 1 – TAKE 2) Hot Boiling Water in the Air – Off a 7 Story Building
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Minnesota, it’s so cold that… if you throw a pot of boiling water off a seven story building, it vaporizes before it hits the ground. Watch and subscribe to the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: http://www.youtube.com/nziegler . Special thanks to Steve Carlisle for his assistance in this video.
Materials:
- Pot of boiling water
- A very high building
- A really cold day
Steps:
- Boil a large pot of water on the stove or on a burner. (You may have to reheat it when you get to the top floor.)
- On the roof of a very tall building, carefully approach the edge.
- Throw the pot of water off the edge of the building.
Helpful Hints:
- Make sure that it is a building that people do not walk next to. If not all of the water vaporizes, you may burn someone with the boiling water.
- Have someone watch it from below (not directly below). That’s the best view.
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Minnesota Cold In The News – Live from NBC’s KARE 11 Backyard
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Minnesota Cold (Part 16) Frozen Flowers
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Minnesota, it’s so cold that… if you forget your flowers outside, they’ll freeze overnight and shatter in the morning. Special thanks to Chicago-Lake Floral in Minneapolis for the donation of the flowers. Watch and subscribe all of the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: www.youtube.com/nziegler .
Materials:
- Flowers
- A hard surface outside to shatter the flowers
- Cold weather
Steps:
- Pick up some flowers from the local flower shop.
- Set the flowers outside for several hours or overnight.
- Smash the flowers on your sidewalk for a great effect.
Helpful Hints:
- Ask your florist for flowers that they are going to throw out for the weekend (you might get them for free).
- Flowers that have begun or have already opened, work the best.
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Minnesota Cold (Part 15) Human Snowball
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Minnesota, it’s so cold that… you can make a human snowball out of frozen towels and roll it down the hill with someone inside. Special thanks to Hugh Brown for going into the human snowball and Steve Carlisle for helping shoot some of the video. Watch and subscribe all of the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: www.youtube.com/nziegler .
Materials:
- Large inflatable ball
- Thin towels
- Camping chairs
- Watering can
- Knife
- Large hill
- Cold temperatures
Steps:
- Inflate a large inflatable ball. Start in the house, then move outside.
- Cover the ball with layers of wet towels.
- Cut a hatch in the towels so you can get in and out.
- Pour water over the towels until a thicker layer of ice has formed (about 15 times).
- Cut the hatch back open and bring your human snowball to a large hill.
- Put someone inside of the human snowball (with a helmet), then cover the hatch with a wet towel.
- Push them down the hill and help them get out if the ball doesn’t break.
- Repeat if the ball isn’t crushed.
Helpful Hints:
- Make sure it’s really cold. The towels and layers of ice freeze much faster that way.
- Don’t inflate the ball too much or else it will pop.
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Minnesota Vikings Pancakes
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- Christmas Pancakes
- Minnesota Gopher Pancakes
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Click on the Stadium picture below to see pictures of the new Minnesota Vikings Football Stadium.
The Vikings Pancakes made the news! Here’s the story: KARE 11 Pancake Art Story:
Minnesota Vikings Pancake Designs:
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Star Wars Pancakes
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- Christmas Pancakes
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Oregon Duck Pancakes
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Minnesota Gopher Pancakes
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Christmas Pancakes
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Minnesota Cold (Part 14) How to Make Maple Syrup Candy in the Snow
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Minnesota – It’s so cold that… you can make maple syrup candy in the snow. Watch and subscribe all of the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: www.youtube.com/nziegler
Materials:
- Tall Pan
- 100% Pure Maple Syrup
- Candy Thermometer
- Snow
Steps:
- Pour a cup or two of 100% pure maple syrup into a tall pan.
- Turn the heat to medium-low.
- Slowly simmer the syrup until is reaches 235 degrees F (113 C) . This takes about 25 minutes. See the video for how the bubbles change as it nears that temperature.
- Bring the pan outside and pour into the snow in long strips.
- Lift from the snow and enjoy!
Helpful Hints:
- Don’t use a short pan. Don’t set the stove to high. (See the video for what happens if you make this mistake.)
- Make sure the snow is clean.
- Use 100% maple syrup for best results.
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Minnesota Cold (Part 13 – TAKE 2) Frozen Trampoline
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Minnesota – It’s so cold that… you can freeze your trampoline and jump from your garage to break it. *** Warning. Please do not try this one at home. *** Watch and subscribe all of the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: www.youtube.com/nziegler .
Materials:
- Frozen Trampoline
- Ladder
- Garage
- A Friend who is Willing to Jump Off Your Garage
Steps:
- Freeze your trampoline – See Minnesota Cold (Part 13 – Take 1) Frozen Trampoline for instructions on how to freeze your trampoline.
- Have your friend put on a helmet and protective gear.
- Have your friend climb onto the top of your garage with the ladder.
- Say a prayer that he won’t get hurt.
- Have your friend jump off of the garage onto the trampoline.
Helpful Hints:
- Have the trampoline frozen before your friend gets there.
- Have your friend wear a helmet to stay safe.
- Tell your friend that they’ll be fine.
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Minnesota Cold (Part 13 – TAKE 1) Frozen Trampoline
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Minnesota – It’s so cold that… you can freeze your trampoline. Watch and subscribe all of the Minnesota Cold Weather Experiments: www.youtube.com/nziegler .
Materials:
- Trampoline
- Water Hose
- Water
Steps:
- Take the safety net off of the trampoline.
- Wait for it to get cold enough then shovel off the snow.
- Hook the garden hose up to your utility sink with an adapter.
- Cover the trampoline with a layer of water mist, then let it freeze (bring the hose back inside).
- Add a second layer of water to the trampoline.
- Jump backwards as high as you can onto the trampoline.
Helpful Hints:
- Make sure to jump with your back to the ice so you don’t cut your face with the ice.
- Bring the hose inside each time or else it will freeze solid.
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Winter Video – It’s Just Too Tall. The Story of Our Christmas Tree
Our Christmas tree was just too tall. The only option I could think of was to bring it back to the tree farm. So back it went. Music used with permission: Jingle Bells Calm and Jingle Bells 3 by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Winter Video – Snow Jump on the Trampoline
Had some fun with the kids and the first snowfall of the year. This video was precursor to the viral “Frozen Trampoline” video. Music used with permission: Circus Waltz FX by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Winter Video – Ice Canoeing
Each year in Minnesota we try to guess when the ice will “go out.” There’s a few weeks when the lakes have some open water and ice on them. In this video, I attempt to paddle fast enough to get the canoe up onto the ice.
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Winter Video – Spring Break in Minnesota – Building a Snowman
When you live in Minnesota, you never know what kind of weather you’re going to get during Spring Break. On this particular year, it snowed 10 inches overnight. It made for a fun last day of Spring Break for me and the kids. Music used with permission: Gold Rush by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)