via the ever-wonderful Fourmilab‘s Earth and Moon Viewer, an image from QuickBird 2.
For once, Google Maps’ version isn’t as pretty.
Tag: cold
Atanarjuat does the chores
Because I could, I decided to take the trash out barefoot tonight. It was a relatively mild -5°C, and there was about 20cm of really soft snow. I didn’t exactly hang around, but it wasn’t as cold as I thought it’d be.
Oates-y goodness: Spot of the Antarctic
pas des singes en cuivre, mate
It was like 4°C last night, and now it’s -20°C. What’s that all about?
If you’ve never experienced -20°C, it entails ice crystals in the nose, and hair freezing under your toque. Not good.
cold enough for ya?
Yes, it’s cold. On the way to the TTC, my thermometer said -25°C. It was so cold the other day that, in the five minute walk back from the coffee shop, my colleague Derek’s pastry froze solid.