Canadian Temperature Scale

[Curiosity]

+70 degrees

Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear.

People in Canada go swimming in the Lakes.

+60 degrees

North Carolinians try to turn on the heat.

People in Canada plant gardens.

+50 degrees

Californians shiver uncontrollably.

People in Canada sunbathe.

+40 degrees

Italian & English cars won't start.

People in Canada drive with the windows down.

+32 degrees

Distilled water freezes.

Lake Superior's water gets thicker.

+20 degrees

Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, and woolly hats.

People in Canada throw on a flannel shirt.

+15 degrees

Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat.

People in Canada have the last cookout before it gets cold.

0 degrees

People in Miami all die...

Canadians lick the flagpole.

20 below

Californians fly away to Mexico.

People in Canada get out their winter coats.

40 below

Hollywood disintegrates.

The Girl Scouts in Canada are selling cookies door to door.

60 below

Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.

Canadian Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.

80 below

Mt. St. Helens freezes.

People in Canada rent some videos.

100 below

Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.

Canadians get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg.

297 below

Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products.

Cows in Canada complain about farmers with cold hands.

460 below

ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin scale).

People in Canada start saying, "Eh, Cold 'nuff for ya?"

500 below

Hell freezes over.

The Leafs win the Stanley Cup

[scubanurse]

Haha I especially like the 500 below one

[cprted]

500 below

Hell freezes over.

The Leafs win the Stanley Cup

Not sure why this is in the "Funny Stuff" section ... this is proven fact

[Julian A]

Hahaha wow, makes me glad I live in the south.

[steg]

God bless Texas! It snowed (1-6 in.) in north Texas yesterday and I think it might have been the end of the world. On the other had it is about 30 right now and I love it.

[Richard B the EMT]

We NYC folks complain about the weather, no matter what precip or temp. However, my brother in Grand Forks, North Dakota, comments that when the temperature gets up to minus 5 (F) that they're having a heat wave!

[DwayneEMTP]

Those are friggin' hilarious!

+32 degrees

Distilled water freezes.

Lake Superior's water gets thicker.

Gets thicker? LMFBO

You know, I'm really weak in math...but does anyone know why when you get below zero when comparing F to C that the values are different than when you compare them above zero?

For example, while flying back into country this time, at one point I was looking at the flight data on the little TV screen and it showed something like, Temp- -45F/-42C They shouldn't be so friggin' close together!!!

[paramedicmike]

What'll really blow your mind is that -40F = -40C.

[DwayneEMTP]

Right!!! How is that possible?? Is this some kind of new String Theory math or something?

In my world, a static conversion should convert both ways....that should be the rule from now on.

[scubanurse]

F=C(1.8) + 32

so

C= (F - 32) / 1.8

A temp difference of 1 degree F is equal to 0.556 degrees C... Math can be funny sometimes

Edited December 26, 2012 by Kate_826