How cold is it?
 

vs. the rest of the world.

"Canadian water gets thicker." Good one! :smile:

So, how cold is it up there?

[QUOTE=petrw1;392371]vs. the rest of the world.[/QUOTE]I don't believe it. Nonsense. Everyone knows that absolute zero is -273.15C, not the preposterous -273C given. But otherwise, all true, I've been there and seen it for real.

[QUOTE=kladner;392390]"Canadian water gets thicker." Good one! :smile:

So, how cold is it up there?[/QUOTE]

Do you speak Celcius or Fahrenheit?

In Celcius:
Average January Low/High = -25 / -13.
Commonly we get a few weeks of -30 to -40 / -25 to -30
Some years we will get a couple mornings at -40 rarely close to -50.
(P.S. -40F = -40C)

Factoring in the Wind Chill we get many days of -40 to -60 day and night sometimes colder.
Though I have yet to experience -100C Wind Chill I've been to about -80.
Then even the hardiest do NOT stay outside longer than they have to.
I remember a day as a kid on the farm when the weather man said we are at -100F Wind Chill.
(We converted F to C ... and Miles to Km, etc, etc in the mid 70's)

[QUOTE=kladner;392390]"Canadian water gets thicker." Good one! :smile:

So, how cold is it up there?[/QUOTE]

So thick we can walk on it hehehe

[QUOTE=retina;392391]I don't believe it. Nonsense. Everyone knows that absolute zero is -273.15C,
not the preposterous -273C given. But otherwise, all true, I've been there and seen it for real.[/QUOTE]

Preposterous nonsense.
Everyone knows Canada is way above absolute zero. Frozen water?
Ha! Never heard of it. :davar55:

[QUOTE=petrw1;392371]vs. the rest of the world.[/QUOTE]

I have actually sunbathed in subzero temperatures. It's not bad if there's no wind.

[QUOTE=Mark Rose;392420]I have actually sunbathed in subzero temperatures. It's not bad if there's no wind.[/QUOTE]I prefer lounging around at supra-100C temperatures. It's very pleasant if there's an adequate supply of cold drinks.

[QUOTE=xilman;392427]I prefer lounging around at supra-100C temperatures. It's very pleasant if there's an adequate supply of cold drinks.[/QUOTE]

Any problem with the "cold" drinks boiling over time? :)

[QUOTE=petrw1;392430]Any problem with the "cold" drinks boiling over time? :)[/QUOTE]Not if you drink them quickly enough.

(added in edit): at >100C you're probably going to want to drink several litres per hour to remain comfortable, so the cold drink supply has to be plentiful.

The human tolerance for heat is exceptional outside the realm of extremophilic bacteria. Few mammals and no other animals (AFAIK) can withstand prolonged temperatures much above 50C. Some plants and bacterai tolerate it by forming spores or seeds.

[QUOTE]Do you speak Celcius or Fahrenheit?[/QUOTE]

For computers and photo chemicals, I speak C. For personal environment it's still F.