"Golly, I left it in my other pants," he said and snapped his fingers at the missed opportunity. A second or so later, he crept a little closer and dipped his fingers into the milky water.

It was definitely hot. And his fingers didn't start burning down to the bone so probably not acid. "Well, if it's this hot, I doubt you're going to turn into any kind of ice cream product. I've never seen one of these before. They don't really exist in Seattle. We have...puddles."