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Google Doodle celebrates Canada’s coldest day, -63 ℃

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Re: Google Doodle celebrates Canada’s coldest day, -63 ℃

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Post by justinsteele »

maxerickson wrote: post #18
atwebb wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Especially nowadays, I know that my 72 Chevy had a instructions for cold start (<32 I believe) on the back of the driver's visor which included idling for a few minutes. I've noticed people tend to turn their car on after getting situated but I still have a habit of turning it over as soon as I get in to let it warm up even though that car is, sadly, gone for now.

All the geegaws on a modern engine make it less important.

Sure, it may be less important, but I'd hate for someone to think that means it's majorly less important (in other terms, unimportant).. letting a car warm up in cold weather is good for it, regardless of innovations.

Re: Google Doodle celebrates Canada’s coldest day, -63 ℃

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Post by bjz_ »

BlindRubyCoder wrote: post #29

"Climate Change"

Whilst no single weather event can be linked directly to climate change, this is, surprisingly, consistent with a global increase in temperature. Whilst the rest of the Northern Hemisphere is warmer than it ever has been, Canada and the North Eastern US freezes due to an alteration to the jet stream: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZGsdnYqbjk

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Post by Jacqued »

grecy wrote: post #36
nl wrote: post #8

I can't imagine what that must be like. OTOH, I've been out in a few days where it was over 45C, and that's not pleasant either.

I've seen +47.8C (in Australia) and -45C (in northern Canada). I'm still hoping for the full 100C temp swing, which I'm getting mighty close to :)

Hahah, nice ! I've seen 50C in the Sahara desert but never below -20C. Guess I should try spending a winter in Canada :)

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Post by Sharlin »

bernardom wrote: post #2

I've seen the wrong side of -40, when I was flying to work in Ft McMurray, Alberta for a consulting job. One time, I drew the short straw and had to go pick up our SUVs at the parking lot upon landing. They were outside, plugged in. The car started with the saddest sound I ever heard a mechanical thing make. I put it in reverse, hit the gas, and pulled out of the spot. Then I put it in drive and hit the gas- and the…

Even in Finland, with comparatively mild winters, cars have preheaters with timers, and most residential parking lots have an electric socket on each space for plugging cars in.

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Post by panacea »

Jacqued wrote: post #45
grecy wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've seen +47.8C (in Australia) and -45C (in northern Canada). I'm still hoping for the full 100C temp swing, which I'm getting mighty close to :)

Hahah, nice ! I've seen 50C in the Sahara desert but never below -20C. Guess I should try spending a winter in Canada :)

Am in Aus and experienced 43c this summer, and have been on a husky safari in Lapland at -40c.

I can't recommend a husky safari enough:

http://www.harriniva.fi/en/destinations/harriniva/programme-...

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Post by arethuza »

sdfjkl wrote: post #48

Made me think of Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky"[1], which is set on a planet where the atmosphere freezes and snows to the ground before thawing again (in 250 year cycles). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Deepness_in_the_Sky#Backgroun...

Of course, the best bit is why the atmosphere freezes (i.e. why the On/Off star acts like it does)
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