The internet has been awash with viral videos of boiling water being thrown into the cold Siberian air and freezing, transforming into a snowy dust. Residents of Omsk, known as one of Russia's coldest regions, got into the video posting challenge by throwing pans of boiling water into the air and watching it turn into powdery snow instantly. Temperatures in the Omsk Region plunged as low as -36.4 degrees Fahrenheit this January.