Winter temperatures

[Rosencrantz]

All degrees are Celsius degrees.

+10 People turns the heat on, exept in Finland where they are planting flowers.

+5 In Finland people are going to beach - if the sun happens to get over the horizon.

+2 Cars made in Italy won't start.

0 Distilled water freezes.

-1 Breath become visible. People are planning holiday in the south. In Finland people are eating icecream and drinking cold beer.

-4 Cat wants to share bed with you.

-10 Time to start planning a holiday in the Africa. In Finland people are going to swim.

-12 Too cold for snowing.

-15 Cars made in USA won't start.

-18 In Finland people turns the heat on.

-20 Breathing becomes noisy.

-22 Cars made in France won't start. It's too cold for ice skating.

-23 Politicans starts worrying about the homeless people.

-24 Cars made in Germany won't start.

-26 Breath can be cut and used for building iglus.

-29 Cat wants to share your pyjama.

-30 Cars made in Japan won't start. A Finn curses, kicks the tire and goes to start Lada or some other car made in Russia.

-31 Kissing becomes impossible, lips would freeze together. In Finland football teams starts planning the summer season.

-35 It's time to stay in hot bath at least next two weeks. In Finland they take snow off the roofs.

-39 Quicksilver freezes. Too cold for thinking. In Finland men don't go out without a shirt.

-40 In Finland men don't go out without a coat.

-45 In Finland people close bathroom's window.

-50 Sea lions are leaving the Grönland. In Finland people are wearing gloves.

-70 Polar bears leaves the North Pole. It's a sportday in universities in Finland.

-75 Santa Claus leaves Lappland. Finnish women are wearing hats.

-250 Alcohol freezes. People in Finland become angry.

-268 Helium turns to a liquid.

-270 Hell freezes.

-273,15 Absolute Zero. Molecules stop moving. Even in Finland they admit it's getting a little bit cool outside - and ask you to give another drink.


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Let me know if there is bad mistakes in grammer.

-RC-

[SUBMAN1]

I think you messed up the position of French and American cars.

-S

[Rosencrantz]

Oh, I'm sorry. It happens to me from time to time...


-RC-

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Rosencrantz

Oh, I'm sorry. It happens to me from time to time...


-RC-

:rotfl:

-S

[August]

Although it's obsolete now I've always liked the New England version:

60° F:
Southern Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in New England sunbathe.


50° F:
New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.
People in New England plant gardens.


40° F:
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in New England drive with the windows down.


32° F:
Distilled water freezes.
Maine's Moose head Lake's water gets thicker.


20° F:
Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats.
People in New England throw on a flannel shirt.


15° F:
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in New England have the last cookout before it gets cold.


0° F:
All the people in Miami die.
New Englanders close the windows.


10° F below zero:
Californians fly away to Mexico.
The Girl Scouts in New England are selling cookies door to door.


25° F below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
People in New England get out their winter coats.


40° F below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air.
People in New England let the dogs sleep indoors.


100° F below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
New Englanders get frustrated because they can't start their "kahs."


460° F below zero:
All atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale).
People in New England start saying, "cold 'nuff for ya?"!

500° F below zero:
Hell freezes over.
The Red Sox win the World Series!

[magic452]

August
It must be colder I though, the Red Sox have won two world series. Does this mean
that it's -1000 F. Or maybe you mean the Cubs.

[Tchocky]

Originally Posted by August

460° F below zero:
All atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale).
People in New England start saying, "cold 'nuff for ya?"!

T driver said that to me once. I would have hit him had I been able to move my arms.

I guess you can spot someone's first New England winter at about 20 paces :p