MMM• 30.01.2007 17:03
Temperature Extremes (in C)
+20 - Greeks put on sweaters (if they can find them).
+15 - Hawaiians turn on the heaters (if they have them).
+10 - Americans shake, Russians are planting cucumbers.
+5 - You can see your own breathing. Italian cars don't start. Norwegians take a bath. Russians drive with lowered 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 insists to sleep in your bed. Norwegians put on sweaters.
-18 - New York landlords turn on the 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 prefers 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 on 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 the bathroom.
-60 - White bears start moving 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 is freezing. Russians are unhappy.
-273 - Absolute zero, atomic movement stops. Russians wear boots.
-295 - 90% of the planet is dead. Russian soccer team becomes the world champion.