[SOC] [OT] Temperatures

[Ian C. Purdie]

+15�C / 59�F
This is as warm as it gets in Norway, so we'll start here.
People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves.
The Norwegians are out in the sun, getting a tan.

+10�C / 50�F
The French are trying in vain to start their central heating.
The Norwegians plant flowers in their gardens.

+5�C / 41�F
Italian cars won't start.
The Norwegians are cruising in cabriolets.

0�C / 32�F
Distilled water freezes.
The water in Oslo Fjord gets a little thicker.

-5�C / 23�F
People in California almost freeze to death.
The Norwegians have their final barbecue before winter.

-10�C / 14�F
The Brits start the heat in their houses.
The Norwegians start wearing long sleeves.

-20�C / -4�F
The Aussies flee from Mallorca.
The Norwegians end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.

-30�C / -22�F
People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face
of the earth!
The Norwegians start drying their laundry indoors.

-40�C / -40�F
Paris starts cracking in the cold.
The Norwegians stand in line at the hot-dog stands.

-50�C / -58�F
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole.
The Norwegian army postpones their winter survival training
awaiting real winter weather.

-70�C / -94�F
The false Santa moves south.
The Norwegian army goes out on winter survival training.

-183�C / -297.4�F
Microbes in food don't survive.
The Norwegian cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.

-273�C / -459.4�F
ALL atomic and subatomic particle movement halts.
The Norwegians start saying "Faen, it's cold outside today."

-300�C / -508�F
Hell freezes over.
Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest