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#1 2005-01-17 13:16:47
- Palomar
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Re: MN town at -54 F!
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s … Brrrrrrr}}
*Wowie. 
And that's actual temperature, not wind chill factored in. :-\ The coldest actual temp I've ever experienced was -28 F. Brutal is the word for it, yes. Article mentions people having to keep their cars' engines running. Yep, remember that too.
"Pretty much breathtaking when you walked outside." Despite being bundled up really well and thick woolen scarves covering one's mouth and nose, I remember extremely cold temperatures feeling like a punch to the chest -- lungs burn, nostril hairs feel like they flash-freeze, etc.
Hopefully there'll be no power outages. Even a very well insulated home gets darned COLD darned FAST when the electricity is down for even a few hours. One time a small community near my hometown was without electricity for 2 or 3 days; some old folks in their homes had to be temporarily housed in nearby nursing-home facilities with backup electrical generators providing much-needed heat and relief.
--Cindy
P.S.: It's sunny and 64 F here.
We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...
--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)
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#2 2005-01-17 19:47:06
- Shaun Barrett
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Re: MN town at -54 F!
-28 deg.F !! 
Wow .. according to my calculations, that's -33 deg.C and kinda chilly!
Never having lived anywhere that cold, all I can do is try to compare it with the -12 deg.C I experienced once in London. But there's really no comparison.
I think I'll stay where I am - today it's sunny/showery with 32 deg.C max. and 25 deg.C min. Too hot in the midday sun (except for mad dogs and Englishmen, of course! ) but the evenings are beautiful.
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#3 2005-01-17 23:22:14
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Re: MN town at -54 F!
And to think, it's 50 degrees (F) here and Floridians are wearing parkas and cranking up the heat like the state was suddenly relocated to Antarctica or something.
Coldness is relative.
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#4 2005-01-17 23:37:45
- GraemeSkinner
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Re: MN town at -54 F!
I've stood at the scopes eyespiece at -10 deg C, but I think -33 deg C would put me off a bit 
to say the least. Its snow here at the moment, and if it gets to -33 I'm not going to even try to get to work.
Graeme
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Whose speed was far faster than light;
She set out one day
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#5 2005-01-18 05:26:37
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Re: MN town at -54 F!
And to think, it's 50 degrees (F) here and Floridians are wearing parkas and cranking up the heat like the state was suddenly relocated to Antarctica or something.
Coldness is relative.
*It is to a point, but not entirely. No one is going to literally freeze to death nor get frost bite (with the risk of amputation if severe enough) in 50 F degree weather.
I've lived in harsh, cold weather when 55 degrees F felt balmy and Spring-like by comparison. Having lived in a very warm climate for 13 years now, 55 F feels cool.
But if my car conks out on the open road even in the coldest weather here, I can walk for assistance without fearing frost bite or dying of hypothermia. That's not relative.
--Cindy
We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...
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#6 2005-01-18 06:53:04
- Cobra Commander
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Re: MN town at -54 F!
I've never been in -54 but Northern Michigan can get close. On a few occasions I've had to make some field-expedient vehicle repairs in such weather. It's amazing how hard even the simplest tasks become when you can't feel your fingers.
Must head south...
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
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