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I was in Regina SK, Canada this time last year, and for a South African who'd only ever experienced ~-10 degrees C, it was a humbling experience. The coldest da
by nevi-me 12y ago
I was in Regina SK, Canada this time last year, and for a South African who'd only ever experienced ~-10 degrees C, it was a humbling experience. The coldest day when I was there was below -50C, and on one day I missed my bus and walked to work on -42C. I did adapt after a while, but I don't think I'd be able to live in Oymyakon.
About 15 years ago I remember reading an article on a magazine about the coldest town on Earth, I was most fascinated by people having to walk backwards, and boiling water freezing mid-air, something I forgot to try while in Canada.
- bch 12y agoI tried this in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory on a cold winter day -- it doesn't freeze, it vaporizes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKMNSvpB9dY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKMNSvpB9dY
- tonyarkles 12y agoI live in Saskatoon, a few hours north of Regina. We've had it pretty bad the last two winters. It's a pretty nice day today, only -16C (3F), but there's been a lot of days recently where we've been pretty high up on this list: http://www.wx-now.com/Weather/WxExtremes http://www.wx-now.com/Weather/WxExtremes I'm not sure if we're just unlucky, but there's usually a lot of places much further north than us that are warmer.