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It was 30 degrees below zero in Chicago a couple weeks ago, and the experience was a lot like what life on Mars would be like. Spending nearly 100% of your time
by nsxwolf 8y ago
It was 30 degrees below zero in Chicago a couple weeks ago, and the experience was a lot like what life on Mars would be like. Spending nearly 100% of your time inside your habitat, and going outside is a big deal that requires a lot of preparation.
A week was enough of that for me. I'd still like to visit Mars, but I can't imagine I'd enjoy living in those conditions for the rest of my life.
- v_lisivka 8y agoFinland, Norway, Iceland, Sweden - they are pretty happy countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6IsFPRoslY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6IsFPRoslY
- nsxwolf 8y agoWell, sure. I live in Chicago which has winters as cold as those places. It's a relatively balmy 25 deg F in Helsinki right now. Not a big deal. But the polar vortex we just went through was other-worldly cold. It was warmer on Mars much of the time that week. Stores and schools were shut down. The man in that video would have experienced frostbite if not death from exposure.
- v_lisivka 8y agoWhen I was student, I wear no hat up to -25°C (-13°F) (but I still have minor problem with right ear for 20 years after).