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Japan: Brilliant Mpemba Effect Captured in Hokkaido Amid Massive Cold Wave

As a massive cold wave hit a wide area of Japan on Friday, January 23, social media footage from Hokkaido captured a brilliant display of the Mpemba effect. The video shows boiling water being thrown into the freezing air, where it instantly transforms into a shimmering cloud of ice crystals.

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China: Fish Jumps From Boiling Pot, Topples Stove in Jiangsu

A video shot on January 27, 2025, in Jiangsu captured the shocking moment when a fish, already placed in boiling water, suddenly sprang to life and jumped out of the pot. Its sudden movements were so strong that the pot tipped off the stove. A man quickly grabbed the lid and tried to cover the fish to prevent further chaos.

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China: Boiling Water Freezes Instantly In Xinjiang’s Frigid Air

On November 28, 2022, in Altay, Xinjiang, the video showcased the severity of the cold wave that swept through the area. Residents experienced temperatures plunging to below -35°C, with the town itself recording a chilling low of -42.1°C. The video vividly captured the phenomenon of rapid freezing, a spectacle that highlighted the brutal winter temperatures typical of this northern Chinese region. Fortunately, the event recorded in the video did not lead to any reported emergencies.

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China: Stunning Golden Ice Hue Created By Combination Of Boiling Water And Freezing Temperatures

On December 13, 2024, in Guangdong, located in southern China, a video captured two men demonstrating the fascinating phenomenon of water turning to ice in extreme cold. In the snowy outdoors, they boiled a kettle of water and poured it into a bowl. Then, with a dramatic gesture, they flung the hot water into the air. The near-instantaneous freezing of the water, due to the frigid temperatures, created beautiful ice crystals that scattered and sparkled under the sunlight. Positioned with the sun behind them, the ice formations glowed with a golden hue, creating a mesmerizing spectacle.

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Designed cookware facilitates residents' daily life in China's Xizang

STORY: Designed cookware facilitates residents' daily life in China's Xizang SHOOTING TIME: March 9, 2024 DATELINE: March 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xizang 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHIDE, National lawmaker; Party chief of Pholrongthang Village, Nagqu 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHIDE, National lawmaker; Party chief of Pholrongthang Village, Nagqu STORYLINE: In China's Xizang, the high elevation, low air pressure and low boiling point of water make conventional cooking a time-consuming and laborious process. In Nagqu, a prefecture-level city in Xizang with an average altitude of over 4,500 meters, water boils at around 85 degrees Celsius. Pressure cookers address this problem, as they increase internal pressure through continuous heating, which raises boiling point of water, and hence, speeds up cooking process. In a meeting of deputies from the delegation of Xizang at the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), an NPC de

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Israel sends more troops "deep in Gaza," clashing with Hamas militants in fierce battles

STORY: Israel sends more troops "deep in Gaza," clashing with Hamas militants in fierce battles SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Ramallah/Jerusalem/Cairo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israel's ground operation 2. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 3. various of Arura Village near Ramallah City 4. various of Israeli troops 5. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 6. various of Israel's ground operation 7. STANDUP 3 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo 8. various of Yahya Sarea, Houthi group's spokesperson 9. various of wounded people in Gaza 10. various of water containers in Gaza STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "The West Bank is still at a boiling point as Israeli raids continue along with violent confrontations, resulting in two Palestinians killed in the past 24 hours, one of them is a child and over 50 Palestinians were

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-LEAVEN-REMOVAL

(230403) -- JERUSALEM, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man dips cookware in boiling water to remove remains of leaven during preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, on April 3, 2023. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-LEAVEN-REMOVAL

(230403) -- JERUSALEM, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man dips cookware in boiling water to remove remains of leaven during preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, on April 3, 2023. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BNEI BRAK-PASSOVER-LEAVEN-REMOVAL

(230403) -- BNEI BRAK (ISRAEL), April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man dips cookware in boiling water to remove remains of leaven during preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in Bnei Brak, central Israel, on April 3, 2023. (JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BNEI BRAK-PASSOVER-LEAVEN-REMOVAL

(230403) -- BNEI BRAK (ISRAEL), April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man dips cookware in boiling water to remove remains of leaven during preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in Bnei Brak, central Israel, on April 3, 2023. (JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BNEI BRAK-PASSOVER-LEAVEN-REMOVAL

(230403) -- BNEI BRAK (ISRAEL), April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews dip cookware in boiling water to remove remains of leaven during preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in Bnei Brak, central Israel, on April 3, 2023. (JINI via Xinhua)

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Ice-snow tourism booming in China's northernmost province

STORY: Ice-snow tourism booming in China's northernmost province DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:04 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beiji Village of Mohe City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QIN JING, Tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIANG HONGFENG, Tourist 4. various of rime scenery in Xunke County 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG XIAOYU, Tourist 6. various of rime scenery in Xunke County STORYLINE: Ice and snow have become a magnet for tourists in NE China's Heilongjiang Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QIN JING, Tourist "I just watched the snowmobile show, which was very fun and exciting, and I really wanted to experience it myself. There are some other activities, like turning boiling water into ice crystals and horse-drawn sleigh rides. I will have a try." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIANG HONGFENG, Tourist "The extremely cold temperature reminded me of my childhood. I'm impressed by the hospitality of the local people. I really like northeast China. I love Heilong

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Charging cellphones with heat from open fire

TSUKUBA, Japan - A demonstrator charges a cellphone while boiling hot water on a fire using the ''Hatsuden-nabe (power generating pot),'' developed by TES NewEnergy Corp., in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 9, 2011. The product enables users to charge cellphones and other electronics using a thermoelectric module which converts heat-waste into electricity during emergencies.

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Hitachi, GE to sign strategic tie-up on nuclear business

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. President Kazuo Furukawa (L) and Rudolph Villa, president of GE Energy's Nuclear Energy-Asia, shake hands at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 13. They said that the two companies will set up joint ventures in Japan and the United States to construct nuclear power plants under a strategic tie-up to promote nuclear business operations based on boiling water reactors.

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(220414) -- JERUSALEM, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews dip the cookware in boiling water to remove remains of leaven during the final preparations before the start of the Jewish Passover holiday in Jerusalem on April 13, 2022. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(220414) -- JERUSALEM, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews dip the cookware in boiling water to remove remains of leaven during the final preparations before the start of the Jewish Passover holiday in Jerusalem on April 13, 2022. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(220414) -- JERUSALEM, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews dip the cookware in boiling water to remove remains of leaven during the final preparations before the start of the Jewish Passover holiday in Jerusalem on April 13, 2022. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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Nuclear reactor in Shimane prefecture passes safety screening: it sits in Japan’s sole nuclear plant in a prefectural capital

The Nuclear Regulation Authority held a regular meeting on Sept. 15 and decided to certify that safety measures taken at the No. 2 unit of Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s nuclear plant in the Shimane prefectural capital of Matsue meet Japan’s new regulatory standards, formally granting safety approval for a restart to the reactor. It is the 17th reactor in a total of 10 nuclear plants across the country cleared by the NRA. The No. 2 unit is a boiling water reactor, the same type as those installed at the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. It is the fifth boiling water reactor among such reactors at four nuclear plants that have passed the NRA’s safety screenings. The Shimane nuclear plant is the only one located in a Japanese prefectural capital, raising concern about the evacuation of residents in case of an accident. ==Date: Sept. 11, 2021, Place: Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, JAPAN

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Hitachi, GE to sign strategic tie-up on nuclear business

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. President Kazuo Furukawa (L) and Rudolph Villa, president of GE Energy's Nuclear Energy-Asia, shake hands at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 13. They said that the two companies will set up joint ventures in Japan and the United States to construct nuclear power plants under a strategic tie-up to promote nuclear business operations based on boiling water reactors. (Kyodo)

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Japan to require new cooling system for boiling water reactors

Photo taken April 29, 2017, shows Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture. Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority approved on Oct. 18 a revision of safety regulations to make mandatory the installation of new emergency cooling systems for boiling water reactors. The Hamaoka plant is among those affected by the rule change. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A roadside teahouse

The woman on the left is boiling water by the roadside. She is using a shaft of bamboo as a bellow. The woman on the right is holding a teapot in her left hand and the teacups on a round tray in her right hand. She is waiting for the hot water. There is a water container and a bucket on the left.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number84‐8‐0]

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The entrance to Mt. Nunobiki

View of the area near present-day Shin Kobe Station (Sanyo Shinkansen Line) and the New Kobe Oriental Hotel in Chuo Ward. Taken in the latter half of the Meiji Period. On the hillside to the left of the Takimichi (waterfall road) is a hot spring called Nunobiki Spa fed by boiling-hot, carbonated spring water from underground. There used to be many inns, restaurants, and teahouses along the road continuing from the northeast of Ikuta Shinto Shrine to this area. Many people visited here to enjoy the cool air during summer.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐13‐0]

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Charging cellphones with heat from open fire

TSUKUBA, Japan - A demonstrator charges a cellphone while boiling hot water on a fire using the ''Hatsuden-nabe (power generating pot),'' developed by TES NewEnergy Corp., in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 9, 2011. The product enables users to charge cellphones and other electronics using a thermoelectric module which converts heat-waste into electricity during emergencies. (Kyodo)

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1st weekend since freedom of travel restored across Japan

Visitors take a stroll around Sea Hell, a pond of boiling blue water, in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on June 20, 2020, the first weekend since Japan lifted its final advisories on inter-prefecture travel, based on the belief that the spread of the novel coronavirus has been kept in check. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Summer vacation in Japan amid coronavirus worries

Fewer people than usual take a stroll around Sea Hell, a pond of boiling blue water, in the hot spring resort city of Beppu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2020, during the Bon summer holiday season amid the continued spread of the novel coronavirus.