Storms so bad Hell has actually frozen over
Bloomberg reporter Derek Wallbank tweeted: “It has literally frozen over.”
The town of Hell is not thought to take its name from the fiery pit of eternal torment, but possibly from the German word “hell”, meaning bright, the terrible conditions encountered by early explorers, or a flippant comment by a settler.
Several cities have come to a standstill across the Midwest and Northern Plains of the US, where the extreme cold, ice and snow has grounded thousands of flights and made travel almost impossible.
People are being urged to stay inside and protect themselves from the coldest temperatures for two decades.
Several people have died in the conditions, which can cause rapid hypothermia and frostbite.
Temperatures have been recorded as low as -35°C and Arctic winds are blowing with a deadly chill of -50°C.
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Don't think I could stay inside for two decades, even if it was a bit nippy outside:-)3
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Three degrees F. here in Maryland this morning, that's cold enough to lose body parts, freezing temps in Florida even. Can't imagine what it's like in Michigan at -15F some places.0
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That's bloody cold!
Interesting that @limeygent used Fahrenheit for low temperatures. I assume, Limey, that Americans use Fahrenheit most of the time? I've often thought we're odd in Britain in that we officially use Celsius (on weather reports and the like) but many of us still use Fahrenheit to describe hot weather temperatures but not cold ones.
(Incidentally, if anyone's wondering, 3F is -16C and -15F is -26C)0 -
Multiply by 1.8 and add 32
10 = 50
When they start measuring in Kelvin then you are really cold
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Wife's cousin lives in Winnipeg. Minus 40 fahrenheit there - wind chill makes it feel like minus 50!
Although, at what point does it stop making a difference? I reckon anything below about minus thirty and you can't feel the difference (you can't bloody well feel anything!)0 -
Interestingly ( or not) minus forty centigrade is same as minus forty Celsius0
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Don't know the answer to that Leroy, but I do know that -40 degrees is, coincidentally, the only temperature where Celsius and Fahrenheit are the same.
Humour me, I've been ill in bed all day and now I can't sleep and I'm bored.0 -
I saw on the news yesterday, a reporter throwing a cup of boiling water into the air & it froze immediately.0
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We only use Fahrenheit when talking about weather, and rarely use Celsius for anything.lordromford said:That's bloody cold!
Interesting that @limeygent used Fahrenheit for low temperatures. I assume, Limey, that Americans use Fahrenheit most of the time? I've often thought we're odd in Britain in that we officially use Celsius (on weather reports and the like) but many of us still use Fahrenheit to describe hot weather temperatures but not cold ones.
(Incidentally, if anyone's wondering, 3F is -16C and -15F is -26C)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8hGIF9FljM
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Here in Atlanta, Georgia...normally not known for its cold weather it was 8 Fahrenheit (-13 celcius) at 7am this morning...the coldest day since 1985 and the coldest weather I've ever experienced in my 36 years on earth. In other words it was f'ing (literally) freezing.0
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At those temperatures , surely your nuts would just drop off?Covered End said:I saw on the news yesterday, a reporter throwing a cup of boiling water into the air & it froze immediately.
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I went for a run on Sunday, all the cupping in the world after wasn't bringing my boys back to life!Mendonca In Asdas said:
At those temperatures , surely your nuts would just drop off?Covered End said:I saw on the news yesterday, a reporter throwing a cup of boiling water into the air & it froze immediately.
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This is because -40 x 1.8 +32 = -40lordromford said:Don't know the answer to that Leroy, but I do know that -40 degrees is, coincidentally, the only temperature where Celsius and Fahrenheit are the same.
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Noooooo! Don't start hijacking this thread! ;-)Red_Pete in Dubai said:
This is because -40 x 1.8 +32 = -40lordromford said:Don't know the answer to that Leroy, but I do know that -40 degrees is, coincidentally, the only temperature where Celsius and Fahrenheit are the same.
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;-)Red_Pete in Dubai said:
This is because -40 x 1.8 +32 = -40lordromford said:Don't know the answer to that Leroy, but I do know that -40 degrees is, coincidentally, the only temperature where Celsius and Fahrenheit are the same.
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Someone in Chicago's toilet had frozen!0
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They were also warning to keep your face covered to prevent your eyeballs from freezing.0
