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It got so cold...

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frontline31
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...where I live in northern Alberta. Went from -20C two days ago, and this morning it was -46C. FML

Dec 14 2009 1:28AM
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ZavierV
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Yeah I noticed that when I checked the weather. You guys have a storm front heading in though so the rockies are going to go off pretty soon. I'd love to head to Kick over the break...
Dec 14 2009 1:30AM
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MN_Nice
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Wayyyyyyy too cold. that sucks.
Dec 14 2009 1:32AM
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RICK_ROSS
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they have internet in canada?
Dec 14 2009 1:33AM
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Armanzoid
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Can you do a little experiment for me?

Go outside and take a piss, does it freeze as it comes out?
Dec 14 2009 1:34AM
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xxMdahlxx
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thats like fucking antarctica cold man
Dec 14 2009 1:34AM
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Nicholas.
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thats more than -50f, jesus dude....how long can skin even be exposed to that?
Dec 14 2009 1:38AM
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[Dawn
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longer than you'd expect. There's a therapy place where you pay like $20 to be exposed to -120f for like two mins. apparently it gets your immune system working like no other.
Dec 14 2009 1:40AM
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MN_Nice
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Proof?
Dec 14 2009 1:41AM
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garettnorthey
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I live in Alberta too! The frost bite warning was at the point where if any part of your body was uncovered for more then 3 minutes you have sever frost bite coming your way. Here is Red Deer (North of Calgary) we got like 16" last week. Which is alot for here..
Dec 14 2009 1:42AM
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Nicholas.
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haha i know a girl who does a shot of vinegar every day in the morning to improve her immune system, id rather do that for the rest of my life than be exposed to -120f. im just trying to imagine the coldest i have ever been and then multiply it by 3 or 4....although at -120 you must go numb really fast...?
Dec 14 2009 1:43AM
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derbski
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For all of you fellow US citizens who dont care to convert, that is going from -4 to -50.8. that gap is huge
Dec 14 2009 1:48AM
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carbon.pulse
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Was 31C here the other day. Damn southern hemisphere summer.
Dec 14 2009 1:50AM
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[Dawn
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all they give you to wear is socks and a little toke hat.

i'll find some proof.
Dec 14 2009 1:51AM
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[Dawn
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^They went there in the last episode of the Amazing Race
Dec 14 2009 1:52AM
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derbski
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yeah but 120 below? that seems a little excessive and dangerous.
Dec 14 2009 1:54AM
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[Dawn
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it might be lower. go check out the last episode.
They were in there for two minutes.
Dec 14 2009 2:01AM
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BC.
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i need 20 dollars so i can make you uncomfortable. Thanks.
Dec 14 2009 2:02AM
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derbski
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http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-amazing-race/the-amazing-race-15-recap-real-32944.aspx this says 180 below celsius. I don't buy it for a second, that would be 292 below fahrenheit. that is considerably close to absolute zero considering our usual temperatures. There are times in normal circumstances on earth where you can get frostbite in less than 2 minutes, 2 minutes at 180 below in celsius would end with amputations.
Dec 14 2009 2:09AM
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ThaLorax
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https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/505729
Dec 14 2009 2:23AM
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MN_Nice
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Agreed. Instantaneous freezing pretty much.
Dec 14 2009 2:27AM
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Ducky.
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thats cold
Dec 14 2009 2:51AM
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Delaney
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-46 that is rediculas
Dec 14 2009 7:59AM
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ZavierV
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Since you didn't provide proof..

Here it is:

Dec 14 2009 2:39PM
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frontline31
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Yeah dude, think of this. Youre a few hours north of Calgary, Im several hours north of Edmonton. But yeah its pretty frigid.

ZavierV: Thanks, yeah we've been dumped on over here a few times already, been skiing hip deep for a couple of weekends now.


Armanzoid: Me and my roommates actually tried peeing outside for that reason. It doesnt freeze as it comes out but it only takes about a second or two to stop running on cement. haha

Dec 14 2009 7:13PM
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frontline31
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Sorry to doublepost but earlier I went to get the mail in just a hoodie, about a 3 minute walk to the mailboxes and back. Stupid I know, but my point is by the time I was back inside my house, I actually caught myself getting a little scared. Its so cold outside that if you go out there your subconcious knows there is something fundementally wrong with what you're doing.

Its literally frighteningly cold.

Dec 14 2009 7:17PM
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Kotke
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Yea man i hear ya. i live just south of calgary and right now its 41 below celsius. Last week we hit 50 below. shits crazy. Supposed to warm up tomorrow tho.

Dec 14 2009 7:29PM
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frontline31
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Yeah dude, be safe, stay warm.
Dec 14 2009 7:33PM
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user098123
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It's possible that it could be -120F.  That is cold, but not crazy.  You can keep your hands in Liquid Nitrogen for a couple of seconds, which is -196C/-321F, I play with it at work all the time.  You probably just go numb quickly, though I doubt it does much for your immune system.  It might reduce wrinkling though.
Dec 14 2009 7:33PM
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Slinger1x1
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shit hurts man, we mess with it in chem all the time

in NY, it was raining, but it was also like 28 degrees so all the rain froze and the roads were a sheet of ice. there were sooooooo many accidents yesterday its not even funny, like i passed car that had hit each other and went off the road that were just abandonded. then this morning, when i drove to a street near my school to park, the street was pure ice and i was all over the place. then walking to school i almost took multiple spills, it was pure ice
Dec 14 2009 7:47PM
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doublexl
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saw this on amazing race
Dec 14 2009 7:54PM
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deleted5
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same driving was so bad
Dec 14 2009 7:59PM
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Ethan.G
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It's too cold to even ski, this is ridiculous.

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Dec 14 2009 8:54PM
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liftedresearcher
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its sooo cold in edmonton, that when your sitting at a light idling, your engine temp drops. fast.  so fuckin cold.

my themometer read -36C last night, and it was dead still. no wind.
Dec 14 2009 8:56PM
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liftedresearcher
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and i guess we broke a record, it got down to -46 C last night.
Dec 14 2009 8:57PM
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jason...
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Haha, that's what you get for living in Alberta!
Dec 14 2009 8:58PM
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ECfreeski3
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those temperatures are fucking nutso! i know my car wouldnt start in that shit, damn
Dec 14 2009 9:04PM
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assface
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i skied in -20 F last year
Dec 14 2009 9:06PM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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i was nightskiing at keystone and it was -30F witht he windchill
Dec 14 2009 9:08PM
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ECfreeski3
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that sounds way less fun than not skiing
Dec 14 2009 9:21PM
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jorb.co
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my gramma said up by caroline its -45 includingwindchill and they were snowed in for 3 days

Dec 14 2009 9:24PM
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t-roy
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yah betcha dey use da dial up up der eh
Dec 14 2009 9:25PM
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B4NE1
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ya gasoline can freeze at that temperature. A glas of water freezes solid in about 30 seconds at  -150C so this is clearly a lie.
Dec 14 2009 9:34PM
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Ethan.G
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pretty much describes what I ski in from mid december to early-mid february
Dec 14 2009 10:44PM
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JayDope
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mount snow in VT about 5 or so years ago i skied in -45 with windchill, and at whiteface and gore that same weekend it was something like -80 with windchill thats all in fahrenheit
Dec 14 2009 11:11PM
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jason...
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For anyone up north, -80F=-62.2C. That's fucking cold.
Dec 14 2009 11:26PM
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