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How Spiders Survive Winter is Cooler Than You Think
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- Published on Mar 6, 2026
- An in-depth look at how spiders survive cold winters, including some of the places they go, how they prevent freezing solid, and some of the wrong answers the internet might give you. Including discussions of what diapause actually is and how supercooling works, this video explores the science behind the survival of some of nature's most impressive predators.
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TANAKA, K. (1991). Diapause and seasonal life cycle strategy in the house spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum (Araneae, Theridiidae). Physiological Entomology, 16(2), 249-262.
Tanaka, K. (1996). Seasonal and latitudinal variation in supercooling ability of the house spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum (Araneae: Theridiidae). Functional Ecology, 185-192.
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What if they're in the middle of diapause and you bring them into a warm house??🤔
I read the first reference as phrenology and was imagining a spider getting its head measured
Sound like hiding in the backrooms.
I just imagine. Multi square killometer McDonald’s play scape
Bro you're wrong....Freezing weather runs away when Chuck Norris is around.
You cited your sources!? The world really is healing!
They weave tiny sweaters of silk
And tiny silk Sox
L😂L
They actually make silk sleeping bags. It's in the video. With pictures.
@Baptized_in_Fire. k don't ruin the silly tho 🖖🙂
They migrate south in their Porsche 911 Spyder. The traffic in november is wild here because of the annual spider migration.
This is why I don't rake my leaves at all in the fall. Gotta give the spiders and the fireflies nice winter homes.
doing this and also keeping leaf litter or pinestraw as substrate for flower beds makes such a difference. my previous home had pretty much nothing but grass out back, and the only animals i ever saw were grasshoppers and ants. the one im at now has the entire unused back section completely covered in pinestraw, and there are animals *everywhere*.
I live in Oregon and i can tell you every freaking spider in the entire state moves into my house during winter.
They like you!
Here in Buffalo, NY - same thing.
I live in washington and was wondering why I haven't seen that many in the winter! Thanks for pulling the whole spider pop of the PNW :)
same! and SAME! This place ain't big enough for all of us 🤬
Can confirm, am Oregon spider. What can I say but nice place ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"And the reason so many birthdays are in September."
Got a belly laugh outta me, well done
You underestimate how cool I think everything about spiders is.
Hehe, possibly!
supercool
@gastllyxo nice
@LordmonkeyTRM nice
cool enough to change how you live your daily life and stop buying industrial food? Or just neat?
Decaying plants give off heat 5:28
Yes, you can use the heat to warm you home by laying pipes through the decaying matter.
No decomposition is happening during winter, as it is caused by bacteria, which are dormant in freezing temperatures.
I found hundreds of (what I thought were) molted spider exoskeletons one freezing midwinter day inside the barrel smoker at the in-laws, which sits unused until we visit every few months. Scooped a bunch up to bring inside to show the kids when, to my surprise, they slowly puffed up and reanimated. Not as bad as that time I brought the toasted marshmallow I found in a tree inside, which turned out to be a praying mantis egg sack. It eventually hatched out thousands of what resembled tiny albino roaches. Somehow still married to my first wife.
The matis eggs is classic, but that spider one is yoiks.
😂 I totally understand this. My husband tolerates my antics as well as my adoration of all critters especially spiders. I have had a pet mantis before but do have a lot of pet tarantulas which are all very much my babies and I adore. I sometimes wonder if my hubby thinks I’m crazy when he overhears me taking care of the tarantulas and baby talking them and calling them the names I have named them. 😊
That's so fucking funny. Keep bringing in bugs man.
I've raised mantises from ootheca and that description cracked me up, never heard it before 😂
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00:23 Aww spider hug🥰
So cutee ^__^
Much needed spider content in this spider lacking weather
I hope it hits the spot! Not much spidery stuff going on this time of year...
You must not have moved anything in your basement recently...
it is supercool content.
Yeah I have been inadvertently running an impromptu spider hostel these past few months, many steatodas and grass spiders seeking refuge in these trying times.
@y@yoyopiraka2491 live in a finished basement in NY and they’re definitely not as active. I’ve seen maybe 2 this year
I know how spiders survive in the winter, they all come into my freaking house.
My wife and I are much more conscious of leaf removal and yard cleanup in fall and spring now thanks to content like this! It shouldn't be a death sentence to be small!
good going there, bumble bees especially need it. we leave ours until the grass is about 8 inches in the spring. but we are rural and have a very big mower.
also, for a healthier lawn all year, never cut shorter than 4 inches.
You should always leave leaf litter alone it'll be gone by spring anyway
That's great to hear! The invertebrates in the litter layer are so important.
Exactly! Lots of critters live out there and we should protect them.
ticks also love hiding under leaves in the winter.
my beloved cross orb weaver spider (i named her Grace) who built a web outside my window in september has finally passed. i miss her so much. thanks for the spider content it helps to fill the spider shaped hole she left in my heart!!!
I miss my garage spider. She was a cat faced orbweaver, I think. And she was enormous. She lived in the window of my garage and I called her Matilda. I would sing hi to her every day whenever I went to my car or came in from my car. And I knew one day she would be gone but I wasn’t prepared for feeling sad about it. I still think about her. Maybe one of her spiderlings will take up her place this spring. Also THANK YOU for this video. My students have been doing inquiry about how animals, insects, trees, etc survive winter. They will love this video. Not enough kid friendly videos about this topic.
Last fall a cat faced orb weaver was climbing on the stucco of my house, pausing and resting occasionally as it was getting cold. It stayed around for a few days and I was checking her location every few hours throughout the day. I found her one morning right below our front screen door, it was able to open without disturbing her legs, my husband decided that she should have a better place to hangout. I found a small 4 inch wicker basket and my husband got her to move on to the edge of the basket. I put a small section of philodendron leaf from one of my houseplants in the basket and faced it towards the house. I had a look the next day and there was a fresh laid bundle of eggs on the leaf 💞 I haven't peeked in their since. I will move them away from the house closer to spring when it warms up. I haven't watched this video yet but I will be watching it tomorrow.
It's always sad to lose a spider you've grown accustomed to. And I'm glad this will be helpful for students! I occasionally hint at somewhat adult humour but I aim to make videos that could be shown in a 7th grade classroom.
Years ago, I noticed a web near the door to my garage. The area had huge carpenter ants so I let it be, as the spiderweb was helping to keep the ants out of the house. Later I noticed it had become a communal web, with 1 large female, 1 smaller female, 2 males, and about 20 hatchlings. I believe they were Latrodectus hesperus, which at the time was not a species known for communal webs, so (again, at the time) it really seemed like something magical had happened. Sadly, as soon as my mom noticed it, they had to go.
Im guessing not enough kid friendly videos just means not enough videos in general. “heres how spiders survive the F*CKING winter” isn’t something i hear very often
I’ve had generations of cellar spiders living in my shower they go somewhere when I turn the water on then come back after it cools down I let them stay because that’s the only bug I’ve seen since they’ve been here
They build little wood sheds with a tiny stove. They cuddle with other spiders to keep warm. Spiders also can use little hand warmers in wintery they get them from hardware stores. Some species take a special spider plane to migrate first class to warmer climate. They get served little spider meals in that plane. The pirate spiders have little ships, they sail the seven seas in winter for warmer climate. Some spiders can be found on tropic islands in winter drinking little spider cocktails in winter. The "storage spider" rents storage units in winter to wait for spring there. The house spider rents usually little houses in winter or they move to warmer climates on the spider train. Truly amazing creatures.
Love this!! ❤
Yeah this seems like a good scientific explanation.
This is true, saw some even buying some snacks for the winter (i live in a tropical country)
Seems legit
How do their little campfires not catch the woods on fire?
Just a note, the deeper the leaf litter the warmer it is due to the addition of increasing more heat retention from additional decomposition.
Yeah I thought about decomposition too, as it produces heat
@dimaryk11 You can sometimes see piles of dung at farms even releasing steam when turned upside down.
They can get so hot.
I loved the joke about babies being born in September... Cause cabin fever is called cabin fever just as much as spring fever is called spring fever.
Skill respects skill.
My kid just asked me how spiders live through winter on Tuesday.. Now I get to look like a genius again, thanks to you. Perfect timing.
I think the move would be to forward this video to your child instead of acting like a know it all
@SixOhFive The parental trick is to learn WITH your child, and to teach them about things you already know if they happen to ask a question about said thing along with interactive material like documentaries and books on the subject.
The moment you start outsourcing the parental education of your child in fear of being a know it all is the moment they begin to be subject to the whims of what the internet wants to teach them. Thus invalidating you as a worthy and authentic source of information, which will come back to bite you in their teenage years.
@SixOhFiveclearly you lack a sense of humor. This was a joke. I'm sorry you missed it.
As I understand, decaying plant matter as well also generates heat. So in addition to the geothermal, and insulation, one more reason to be beneath the leaf litter.
And all the more reason to not clear your flower beds as much as you can.
Yes! In hindsight I should have mentioned the decomposition activity.
That's what I was thinking. One year at work winter lasted longer than expected, so when we bought new sod for spring it just sat and rotted for several weeks. It got so warm you could see steam rising from it and could feel it if you laid on top of it.
Yeah ever see a pile of compost on a cold day? Or manure? Steaming pile of .... ??
To me this is just obvious that it makes heat.
Same thought I had, reminds me of ant colonies who collect their waste in lower chambers to warm upper levels where they live and raise young
Came here to discuss that.
I grew up in the southern US, but that one year I spent in Chicago gave me a super-cooling story.
My wife and I had left a couple of plastic bottles of water in the car overnight; when I parked the car in the morning and reached to shift into park I caught the last second or so of one bottle freezing and only then noticed that the other one was still liquid. I was able to--ever so gently--carry that bottle into the lab, and gather my colleagues (mostly physic grad-students and post-docs) around me before tapping the bottle on the table and getting the sudden freezing you showed in the video.
For all but one of us that morning was our first chance to witness it in person because while it is safe, it is so delicate it is rarely used as a demo. I can wholeheartedly endorse doing it at home.
I have also had an encounter with super-heating (thankfully circumstances conspired to limit the damage to a few spot burns), and I strongly warn against trying _that_ at home. Indeed, if you've heated something in the microwave and don't understand why it isn't boiling, don't take it out! Rattle the oven, instead. If it is going to flash boil you want that to happen with the door closed.
Truly the best channel on spiders. Direct and straight to the point. Really good at lowering the fear of these beautiful creatures.
Thank you so much for that! This means a lot.
Not me. Still have arachnophobia.
I find them interesting but they will always freak me out. Not the little spindly ones you find in the basement so much, but those big black silver dollar sized ones that get in my garage. Not a fan of those guys 😂
18:26 "I need to come up with a study that gives me an excuse to go to Okinawa this winter."
Shoutout to your wife for supporting your spider special interest
Very nice video and you cooked with the jokes :D One addition for 6:40 would be that the decomposition of the leaves by microbes is also producing heat because of chemical processes.
I live in Finland, where it gets a little bit cold, and spiders are among the very first signs of life in "spring" -- as in when it's spring on the calendar but you're pretty sure Demeter's finally had it and the cold is here for good this time. When I go for walks near the woods at that time of year, with a walking stick so I don't keel over in super-dense old snow, I come back the next day and my walking stick holes each have a tiny spider in a tiny web.
Cool!
That is so cool ❤
"A little bit cold"
Thank you for reading all of our comments
As an ER doctor I diagnosed a black widow spider bite for the first time ever today. If I didn't find spiders fascinating and want to know as much as possible about them, the patient would have had a very different outcome. Fortunately, with just a little treatment her symptoms were entirely resolved and she got to go home!
🎉
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing! I am a bit curious, did the patient see the actual spider? Also, can you share the treatment you ended up delivering?
I'm glad the spider was ok!
@coryroberts7519Hopefully not the one Mr Shurtz got :p
I hope the spider is okay too I love black widows and how did the person get bit? They aren’t aggressive unless you do something to spook them and they can crawl onto your hands too and won’t bite
leaf litter cam is something i never knew i needed
I made a few brush piles in the yard over the summer so the critters could have a place to hide when it got cold. I'm excited to see what lives there in the spring
That's a great thing to do!
love this, we made log and brush fencing around our garden last year.
mice
@Joe-Przybranowski666 food for owls
3:12 i see you're using GNOME...
Probably Ubuntu, or maybe even Ubuntu studio!
I’m a KDE man myself.
glycerol was the first thing I thought of when discussing spiders overwintering, because that's the primary way that frogs overwinter as well
This would make a kickass school science fair display
🎶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥~ 🎶
that intro switch brought me such overwhelming joy
Agreed, I love the bespoke jingles!!
I'm happy to hear it!
I was looking forward to what change he would make
Thank you for the Celsius to Fahrenheit conversions. Especially the references to every day temps!
2:32 **munch** activity
Dang, you're right, I do actually like that colossal playplace idea.
Sitting with my spider on couch as we watch this😅
happy to see that ur videos are doing well❤
What a wonderful video It was a pleasure to watch and very formative. Thank you for the time and effort!!!...
You're very welcome, and thanks!
Of course, as cool and protected as your fridge is, you never find them there because it is where their greatest enemy dwells...
Cheese.
This is such a fantastic comment.
Stupid cheese 🧀
Any particular cheese?
i dont get it
I think it's highlighting the fact that humans have an irrational fear of spiders, and spiders having a fear of cheese is an equivalent. I could be way off base here?
Perfect timing. This has been on my mind for a few weeks now
I read that Chinese farmers built tipi like structures in their fields after the harvest for spiders to overwinter in. When spring arrives there are hungry spiders waiting for the first pests to appear.
Very smart!
3:04 Never thought of it that way...
I first started watching this channel like 2(ish) years ago and firmly did not like spiders at that point in my life. After watching your videos I not only LOVE and am obsessed with spiders, but have even managed to convince a few of my friends to change how they think about these little friends!
🎉
This is so amazing to hear. When I started this channel, I never expected it to have this kind of impact on people, but apparently it sometimes does, and it's so encouraging. Thank you!
Brilliant channel. I now understandify my eight legged housemates a lot more.
Thanks so much for that! I'm glad the channel helps.
really appreciated the Special Thanks at the beginning, more content creators should do this
The leaf litter helps explain why I have a lot of spider around my house and yard. I save it all up with sticks, mulch it and spread it out before winter about an inch thick. Mid to late spring everything is fully broken down and the grass is lovely again. I also keep the grass rather tall for lawn standards about 6" depends on how the land is.
This provides good habitat for a lot of invertebrates, not just spiders.
This was a fun listen. Thanks for taking your time to make this video!
Please, please give us a “These are the Spiders in your House” tee. With our common spider friends pictured!
Not a bad idea!
Maybe if we pay him enough we can get them localised by continent too!
@carrott36great idea!
Hyped for 330 points, new sub. Glad I found ya!
if you're cold they are cold, bring them inside!!
i had a spider decide to be more pushy descending from my ceiling yesterday and rather than going back up it's web when i poked it like they usually do, it started sticking it's front legs out either threatening or inquisitively, poked it again and it decided to land on my finger, ended up setting it on the headboard of my bed, orb weaver of some type i think but could have been a sac spider, abdomen wasnt very big but the spider itself wasnt very big either
If they're already outside, they'll be okay, it's when you take them from inside TO outside in the middle of winter - they won't be ready for the temperatures.
bro i have been asking this question as a high thought to my friends for the past like month now thank you
2:41 lmao why is that guy chasing a spider with cheese?!
That's how he tests spiders temperament. Seeing how much he can harass the spider until it bites the cheese.
@ericbitzer5247science!
To see if spiders are lactose intolerant
A new spider video to warm the hearts and minds of many during (for some) one of the coldest seasons yet. Seriously, though, the mechanisms of these little guys is fascinating to a point where I'm starting to get a little envious. Solid work, as always!
My nephew was asking me about this over the weekend. I assumed the adults died off but the eggs wintered over to hatch in the spring.
I hope this cleared a few things up!
This is my first video I've watched of yours, and you've moved into my top 10 list. Thank you! Keep it up. We need all the science communicators we have and then some!
Oh boy, a new spider upload!
Hope you enjoy it!
The research you do and site in your videos along with your format makes learning really fun. Thank you.
Now, this was super interesting. Many thanks!
I also applaud the way you describe the things with a perfect voice and pronounciatuon (me non-native english speaker). And you even provide a list of sources for further reference.👍
10/10
Great episode, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
I was that kid in the early 70's that preferred messing around with spiders, ants and wasps than anything else.
The so much lower number of them now has always worried me, there is no way that can be good.
No official agency will ever convince me otherwise, thanks for the episode!
Check out the video @Scibugs did on the insect apocalyps. It's REALLY good.
Oh sweet, I've been wondering about this very subject for a while! Thanks as always Travis!
You're most welcome!
7:25 big shocker that the ai "helper" worth billions is almost always wrong.
that's why i wish we'd bring back the adage of "just because you read it online doesn't mean it's true" from the late 90s. it's never been more relevant.
@neonhalos been doin that, dont trust info without multiple trustworthy sources
All hail our dementia ridden ai overlords
If it were helpful, they wouldnt have to cram it down our throats to try to squeeze a few bucks back out of it.
@silentm999 isnt it just great that weve reached the generation of billionaires that arent even good at the one thing they actually do (convincing people to pay them) and instead of making things people actually want, they try to force there to be demand for their useless junk no matter how little there actually is? i think its so cool that weve developed a system that lets them do this and still stay richer than the entire rest of the planet so theyll never learn their lesson.
What an excellently written video! You are engaging, funny and informative. Thank you for posting!
As a Coloradoan I have definitely wondered about this.
I hope this answered some questions!
@travismcenery2919indeed it did! Good show sir! 🖖🫡
i fear spiders so now i must learn EVERYTHING about them ty
I have a small one living inside in a corner on a web in Louisiana. It catches stray bugs so it can stay. It has been there for over two years. I think it came inside on some plants I was protecting from cold in 2023.
Great to hear you let it stay!
Another fascinating and well written episode, and the best explanation of arachnid overwintering I’ve seen on the platform. You’re truly one of a kind, Travis!
Thanks fellas! Great to see you!
So, the answer to the question is literally "they are super cool little guys". That is simply fantastic.
Thats a cold take ngl.
It.keeps the moths away.
Much to my GREAT surprise, I found this video truly interesting... (and I gained an even greater respect for the mechanisms of evolution!)
I provide water for my house spiders in winter. I try offering dried mealworms as well. sometimes they are taken. 😁 and I don't rake my leaves. Good to know I am providing them winter shelter.
All of these are great steps to be taking, for more than just spiders. The leaf litter layer is SO important to so many kinds of invertebrate life!
I've wondered this for years and never looked into it glad i can just watch this
Spiders are sooo misunderstood. They are so extremely helpful and, to some like me, beautiful and stunning creatures. Our culture has made them scary and/or nasty when they are the opposite. Thank you for this informative video to help others know them more intimately.
You're most welcome, and I'm glad you're enjoying the channel!
Depending on where you live, spiders are indeed scary and nasty. That doesnt mean theyre not fascinating though.
Not to mention they're tasty!!!
@eeurr1306 Do giant spiders stomp on people and casually kill a dozen without even noticing? Do huge spiders scream at seing tiny humans and then swat them with a newspaper? Who's scary and nasty now? :C
@rumpelstilzzno, but they are kinda cute sometimes!!!
I literally had that question in my head yesterday , and then the algorithm feeds me your video
1:23 oh my gosh this little guy
That was a little Habronattus decorus named Heidi.
This was great! So well organized and concise while providing information in an easy to understand, thoughtful manner! Thank you!
Question!? How did you get your orb weaver to stay in one spot? My cat faced orb weaver would get lost if I let it roam in my house
I've made a few posts about this on Patreon. It's a bit of a process, but I build frames that are conducive to their webs, and if I can get them to weave in the frame, then they don't leave. This lets me literally pick up their whole web and move it if I need to.
@travismcenery2919
Like a bee hive for a spider, neat
This video was
Super cool
Here's hoping your personal version of leaf litter is keeping you warm through the chilly months. I find cozy slippers, PJs, and a blanket or two with sentimental value tend to do the trick. Many thanks for once again dispensing your spider knowledge with us
Did somebody else notice the strange sounds or audio artifacts when he was talking? It starts around minute 05:00 for about 4 minutes, every time the audio from his voice has this kind of annoying whistle in the background. It was really distracting, I even checked my headphones but they are okay. It was a really interesting video but I could not continue listening it.
Yes, experienced the same sound artifacts
it’s definitely there at high volume on my phone 😮
I didn't shock the water, I had a bottle left in my work truck from the day before,
it hit a bit below 0F that night.
When I started driving, I grabbed the bottle and tried to drink it, opened it up,
the whole bottle froze the instant it touched my tongue
That would be an impurity forming a nucleation site. Happens with beer a lot, too...
one thing,. the leaf litter has a 2nd underestimated dynamic,. composting generates heat , so its has the potential to have hotspots and critters like spiders are built to find them
I live in the NC mountains and often think about spiders. What are they all doing right now? It's winter and they're hiding, but come summer they're everywhere.
I hope this solved some mysteries for you.
Totally awesome!! Thank you!!
You're welcome, and thank you!
I live on the western slope of Colorado. I must say that this winter has been a joke as far as temps and snowfall. On 2/8 I was out in the desert looking for rocks and bugs with my shorts on and shirt off! I came across an area swarming with a ton of caterpillars! I also saw quite a few lizards and a few jumpers in the area eating up! All the smaller ground flora were so green and many flowers had bloomed, enjoying the sun! Also there was an abundance of various flies. We haven't experienced many days with temps below 32 this winter.... and the water runoff is going to be pitiful this year, no bueno for all of those dependent on the Colorado river for water. But it was nice to be out in the desert, early February, in shorts and enjoying the sun and all the animal/insect/plant life! I also scored a couple decent agates!
Thank you so much for this presentation! It is certainly a subject I have pondered and I appreciate your knowledge!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! We're on the other end of the spectrum here in Nova Scotia - we've had CRAZY amounts of snowfall this year.
Lol, I first read that as the slops of Colorado.
I was wondering this the other day. Can't wait to watch and find out! Thanks.
I remember a few years ago winter was about to hit and I happened to find a woodlouse spider on the pavement during a night stroll. I didn’t want it to freeze so I took it inside and made it a container with some soil and sticks I had. Predictably the spider dug into the soil and vanished for the rest of the winter. Once spring came and a particularly warm and sunny day came I took the container outside to check on the spider and found a silk sack buried in the soil. Wanting to make sure the spider was okay I opened the silk sack and not only was the spider okay, I discovered that taking the container outside was the right move because it turned out that spider was pregnant when I found it.
A few days ago I saw my first outside spider of the season here in southern Minnesota. This was after a long period of very cold weather. I am glad that our 8-legged friends are so resilient.
11:21 do spiders even have cell walls? Iirc most animals just have a cell membrane. Cell walls are more a thing of plants and single celled organisms.
Yes he just misspoke. However, the membrane can still be punctured by ice crystals so the point he’s making is the same.
@rylancopperman101thank youu
Not a biologist, but I'm like 99% sure he misspoke. Only plant cells have cell walls. Animal cells do not.
Source: Second grade biology recalled 20+ years later
Watching from Australia, February is the hottest month of the year for us felt very bizarre but i appreciate you answering so many of the questions I didn't know I wanted the answers to until you began explaining!
Thank you based spider enjoyer
You're most welcome! Hope you enjoyed it!
This was absolutely fascinating. Thank you.
0:30 how did you know?! (It was very cold indeed, we camped out by the space heater! Hope the spiders did well too)
I have been wondering this lately! Thank you!
Maybe Chuck Norris? Considering he can tie his boots with his feet, it's safe to assume that Chuck Norris will not freeze. Cool video.
Thanks for saying so, glad you enjoyed it!
Travis, you are just the best! The warm, friendly, jovial way in which you make one of nature's most incredible creations so understandable is such a joy to witness. Thank you for all that you do!
13:23 I knew I shouldn’t watch this 😅, you’re telling me that they ain’t dead, the whole time me going in the garage and feeling safe was cuz when I saw them hang down as if they are frozen thinking the cold kill them, nah nah, I’m never going in there to hangout again
You were right to feel safe. They won't hurt you!
I waited my all life for this, thousand thanks
I have somehow mistakenly done 17:07 this with sparkling water. I haven't figured out how to replicate it though. It makes a delicious carbonated slushy 😋
It will happen with soda too.
4:23 that’s honestly kinda adorable, they make a ball
One extra little celcius/fahranheit thingy
-43 is the same in both systems
Yup, that's about where they meet!
And 100°F is about the body temperature of a slightly feverish human being! Wait, that's not really helpful at all.
-40 is the same