It's cold outside. Have you tried the boiling water to snow trick yet?

I’m having trouble making this work. After several attempts, all I’ve managed is a steamy wet sidewalk, dirty looks from neighbors, and the groundskeepers are yelling at me in Spanish to knock it off.

On the other hand, I do live in Los Angeles…

My attempt. Yes, I’m wearing slippers and a bathrobe. (SFW)

I was too angry at the cold to try it but I had Facebook friends that said it worked well. We hit about -5 last night.

You all might enjoy this collection Buzzfeed culled together of people that tried this and hurt themselves and then posted about it online.