![5:00am Cold apple juice, hot black coffee, tepid water, and cold 2-percent milk are put outside in 10-degree temperatures. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze1-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![After 10 minutes, the steaming hot cup of black coffee was just warm coffee. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze2-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![After 30 minutes in 10 degree temperatures, the hot coffee is cool, and the cold milk is even colder. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze3-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze4-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![One hour into test, apple juice and once-hot coffee are just cold. Water and 2-percent milk are beginning to freeze. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze5-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze6-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![After 90 minutes outside, the apple juice has a thin, but solid layer of ice on top. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze7-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![The once-steaming cup of hot black coffee has thin layer of ice, 90 minutes after being left in 10 degree weather. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze8-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze9-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![After 90 minutes, the 2-percent milk has a thick layer of slush on top. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze10-e1424358284258-1673x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![After 2 hours in 10 degree temperatures, the apple juice has a thin layer of ice and is slushy, the coffee and tepid water have thicker ice on top, and the milk has both ice and slush. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze2hours-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![Two hours and 30 minutes after being left in 10 degree temperatures, all four drinks have some ice, but none is frozen solid. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze2.5-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
After 3 hours, the apple juice, water, coffee and milk are all frozen http://t.co/BinGMDekeh pic.twitter.com/HYZSLs1q3E
— Neal Augenstein (@AugensteinWTOP) February 19, 2015
![After 3 hours, 30 minutes the apple juice was almost entirely frozen in the mug, but some liquid remained (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/final1-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/final4-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![It was impossible to remove the once-tepid water from the mug, after 3.5 hours (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/final3-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![The once-steaming cup of coffee couldn't be chipped out of the mug after 3.5 hours (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/final2-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
![5:00am Cold apple juice, hot black coffee, tepid water, and cold 2-percent milk are put outside in 10-degree temperatures. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze1-260x174.jpg)
![After 10 minutes, the steaming hot cup of black coffee was just warm coffee. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze2-260x174.jpg)
![After 30 minutes in 10 degree temperatures, the hot coffee is cool, and the cold milk is even colder. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze3-260x174.jpg)
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze4-260x174.jpg)
![One hour into test, apple juice and once-hot coffee are just cold. Water and 2-percent milk are beginning to freeze. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze5-260x174.jpg)
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze6-260x174.jpg)
![After 90 minutes outside, the apple juice has a thin, but solid layer of ice on top. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze7-260x174.jpg)
![The once-steaming cup of hot black coffee has thin layer of ice, 90 minutes after being left in 10 degree weather. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze8-260x174.jpg)
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze9-260x174.jpg)
![After 90 minutes, the 2-percent milk has a thick layer of slush on top. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze10-e1424358284258-260x174.jpg)
![After 2 hours in 10 degree temperatures, the apple juice has a thin layer of ice and is slushy, the coffee and tepid water have thicker ice on top, and the milk has both ice and slush. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze2hours-260x174.jpg)
![Two hours and 30 minutes after being left in 10 degree temperatures, all four drinks have some ice, but none is frozen solid. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/freeze2.5-260x174.jpg)
![After 3 hours, 30 minutes the apple juice was almost entirely frozen in the mug, but some liquid remained (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/final1-260x174.jpg)
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/final4-260x174.jpg)
![It was impossible to remove the once-tepid water from the mug, after 3.5 hours (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/final3-260x174.jpg)
![The once-steaming cup of coffee couldn't be chipped out of the mug after 3.5 hours (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/final2-260x174.jpg)