This is what happens when you go outside with wet hair during a polar vortex. Taylor Scallon shared the video of her frozen hair on Twitter, where it’s been viewed more than 560,000 times.<doc-sep>A woman’s wet hair has frozen solid after stepping outside into sub-zero temperatures. The polar vortex in the US has continued to inflict severe conditions across the country, with temperatures reaching minus -40C (-40F) in some parts. The icy conditions have caused a number of bizarre scenarios for citizens which they have been sharing on social media, from exploding toilet tanks to people throwing boiling water into the air to show just how cold it really is. But, perhaps the most extraordinary incident yet has to be the moment an Iowa woman’s wet hair froze, standing up straight on her head. In a short video posted on Twitter, Taylor Scallon can be seen laughing as she walks inside a house as her long brown stands tall above her head. 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Recommended People are sharing the craziest things happening in the US deep freeze The video has since gone viral, receiving more than 1m views, 41,000 likes and 12, 000 retweets. The post has also been flooded with hundreds of comments from people expressing their shock at the effect the sub-zero temperatures had on Scallon’s hair. “Omg my hair would break off!” one person wrote. Another added: “She’s a real live troll”. Others compared Scallon’s unique look to a number of famous film characters including Syndrome from The Incredibles, Cindy Lou Who from The Grinch and the famous “hair gel” scene from There’s Something About Mary. A weather phenomenon that occurs in the winter, the polar vortex is a low-pressure area comprised of cold air that sits above the Earth’s north and south poles.<doc-sep>Freezing temperatures in the Midwest this week caused one woman’s wet hair to do just that: freeze. Iowa resident Taylor Scallon took to Twitter this week to prove just how low temperatures had dropped as a result of the polar vortex, which brought snow and subzero temperatures to much of the Midwest. POLAR VORTEX 'BOILING WATER CHALLENGE' GOES VIRAL IN MIDWEST AMID SUBZERO TEMPERATURES “Is Iowa really THAT COLD?” she captioned the video, which shows her stepping outside with wet hair that freezes and stands nearly completely upright on top of her head. She begins to laugh as she walks back indoors — her long hair still raised. As of Friday afternoon, the clip had more than two million views. POLAR VORTEX REPORTEDLY CAUSES ‘FROST QUAKES’ IN CHICAGO: WHAT IS THE GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENON? Social media users were quick to make comparisons to “The Incredibles” character “Syndrome,” while others paralleled her look to Super Saiyan from Japanese series “Dragon Ball Z.” As of Thursday evening, at least 21 people — including one student at the University of Iowa — had died as a result of the frigid weather. Fox News' Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
Iowa: Woman's hair FROZEN solid in polar vortex temperatures A woman’s hair was frozen to ice after she ventured outside in extreme polar vortex conditions in Iowa. A shocking video shows the woman walking into a house and laughing after she stepped out into the freezing conditions with wet hair. Her hair can be seen frozen into a static position above her head. The footage was posted on Twitter with the caption: “Is Iowa really THAT cold?” Another user posted in response: “It probably is that cold, however her hair is a result of all the static electricity in the air right now.” A third added: “How people in the north play outside.” At least 12 people have died due to the plummeting temperatures that have plunged the US down to minus 40 degrees celsius this week. Parts of the US are facing temperatures colder than Antartica as a polar vortex sweeps over the country and has claimed victims in Detroit, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. US weather: a woman's hair turned to ice after venturing outside in Iowa US weather: Twitter users reacted to the shocking clip They are life-threatening conditions and temperatures Chicago Mayor The Arctic winds caused the weather to plummet to life-threatening temperatures across the US Midwest yesterday. Cities in the region have been forced to shut down as US officials have urged the public to stay indoors. The University of Iowa released a statement saying one of its students, Gerald Belz, was found dead on campus due to the harsh temperatures. Officials believe his death was related to dangerously low temperatures at the time he was found.