It's called the Leidenfrost effect, and you've seen it before: dribble a little water onto the surface of a hot, dry pan, and the water forms little drops that skate around until they fizzle out. But have you seen it filmed close-up at 3,000 frames per second?
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(via Popular Science)
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According to the title of the film, that is liquid nitrogen and not water.
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