Mark Pocan Plays Mr. Wizard in Frigid Wisconsin

By Warren Rojas

Posted January 6, 2014 at 6:23pm

Frigid conditions got you down?

Not Rep. Mark Pocan.

After one of the Wisconsin Democrat’s aides saw Milwaukee Journal Sentinel multimedia guru Mike De Sisti investigating what happens to boiling water suddenly exposed to below freezing temperatures:

Pocan decided to conduct a copycat experiment on the streets of Madison:

</p> <p>The conclusion: Flinging stuff outside is crazy fun, whether you can feel your fingers or not.</p> <p></body>

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