Man turns boiling water into instant fog

If you're ever trying to boil a pot of 2-minute noodles here's a hot tip - don't do it in Russia.

A man has been recorded turning boiling hot water into a waterfall of mist after throwing it off a balcony into -41 degree temperatures.

The YouTube video shows a snow-covered town with the Russian man using his iPhone to show viewers the unbelievably cold temperature.

He is then seen throwing the scalding hot water out of his unit where it appears to instantly disappear as it falls to the ground.

A later shot shows how the snow below remains untouched by the torrent of water.

The YouTube clip uploaded just under a week ago has already received over 500,000 hits.