Survey of the effects of cold tempurature extremes
Temperature Extremes in Celcius.
20° - Greeks put on sweaters (if they can find them).
15° - Hawaiians turn on the heater (if they have them).
10° - Americans shake, Russians plant cucumbers .
5° - You can see your own breath. Italian cars don't start. Norwegians
take baths. Russians still drive with open windows.
0° - Water freezes in America, in Russia it thickens.
-5° - French cars don't start.
-10° - You're planning a vacation to Australia .
-15° - Your cat wants to sleep in your bed. Norwegians put on sweaters.
-18° - New York landlords turn on their tennants' heaters. Russians make their last
seasonal picnic.
-20° - American cars don't start. People in Alaska start wearing
long-sleeves.
-25° - German cars don't start. Hawaiians are dead.
-30° - Politicians start talking about homeless people. Your cat wants to
sleep in your pajamas.
-35° - Too cold to think. Japanese cars don't start.
-40° - You're planning a 2-week hot tub bath. Swedish cars don't start.
-42° - Transportation stops in Europe . Russians eat ice cream in the street.
-45° - All Greeks are dead. Politicians really start doing something for the
homeless.
-50° - Your eyelids start sticking when you blink. In Alaska , people close
the window in their bathrooms.
-60° - Polar bears start migrating south.
-70° - Hell freezes.
-73° - Finnish special services evacuate Santa Claus from Lapland. Russians wear earmuff hats.
-80° - Lawyers put their hands in their own pockets.
-114° - Ethyl alcohol freezes. Russians are unhappy.
-240° -90% of the planet is dead. The Russian soccer team become world champions.
-273° - Absolute zero, atomic movement stops. Russians wear boots.