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Extreme cold has hit Canada in January, including -40 °C temperatures (which, coincidentally, is also -40 °F, and if you don't believe me, just calculate it yourself using the formula °F = °C × [9/5] + 32) in multiple regions. Accompanied by heavy snow, the weather closed down schools and caused electricity shortages, reminding everyone of nature's might.

To show you what all of that looked like, we put together a list of photos taken during this frigid spell, and if there's one thing that stands out, it's the local communities' ability to adapt and persevere in the face of even the most challenging times.

#1

It's Cold Enough In Calgary Today That I Used A Frozen Towel As A Toboggan

It's Cold Enough In Calgary Today That I Used A Frozen Towel As A Toboggan

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Auntriarch
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hehe I remember putting sheets on the line one winter, they froze solid so I decided to bring them inside and snapped one of them

Tiny Dancer
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cute. There's a short video showing it in action at the link (BadWeatherKyle under the pic) which also clearly shows this is not from this year's cold snap (it's from Feb 2021). Not a biggie, but it bothers me when the post clearly says, "... we put together a list of photos taken during this frigid spell." No, you didn't.

Rosie Red
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I moved to the West Coast. So far, it's snowed once and it was all gone within a few days. Since then, it's been like Spring.

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    #2

    Calgary, Alberta This Morning! Hot Water Freezes Faster Than Cold Water Due To The "Mpemba Effect"!

    Calgary, Alberta This Morning! Hot Water Freezes Faster Than Cold Water Due To The "Mpemba Effect"!

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    Remi (He/Him)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remember that when doing this you need to be sure it's cold enough. Someone in Finland got splashed by hot water and a bit burned, because the outside temp was too warm.

    The Silly Stellar Jay
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such a creative use of nature to create a mesmerizing photo. It feels like a celebration of science. Love this.

    Rupp
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had a real cold spell here and everyone was throwing boiling water up to watch or post videos. My wife was in the medical field and documented all the idiots seeking medical treatment for burns during this period... :-)

    The Original Bruno
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TIL that it's called the Mpemba Effect, and scientists have not been able to reliably, consistently observe it. It's named for a Tanzanian high-school student, but had been previously noted by Aristotle, Bacon (Francis, not Kevin or Wilbur) and Descartes, all of whom seemed to consider it a well-known observation.

    BrownTabby
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I enjoy the fact that the person who discovered it is from a country that for the most part doesn’t get snow (Kilimanjaro, etc notwithstanding). Apparently he discovered it while making ice cream at a part time job while he was at school.

    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure this has been debunked.

    Patsy Robins
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Disappointing, isn’t it? It’s such a great theory 😂 Seems that SOMETIMES it can be demonstrated, but not always, which points to other variables being chiefly responsible, rather than the water temperature 🫤

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    Stuff
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks pretty cool tbh

    Definitely a Human
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not a picture of water freezing. It's water evaporating. The humidity is so low that if you force hot water into small droplets by throwing it in an arc, it will vaporize almost instantly. Also, the Mpemba effect has never been confirmed to be real. Even if it had, it has nothing to do with what's happening here.

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    In the middle of the month, a polar vortex was sweeping in from the Arctic through the West, while a storm swirling up from Texas was wreaking havoc in the East, leaving millions of Canadians facing snowstorms or severely cold temperatures. 

    At one point, roughly half of the country was under extreme weather warnings.

    #3

    When Asked "How Cold Is It, Actually?" Show Them This

    When Asked "How Cold Is It, Actually?" Show Them This

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    Mashmelo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as an Australian this is my dream to experience this

    Pheolei
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Canadian, I promise the novelty wears off pretty quickly.

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    A Jones
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    idk, I wouldn't dare waste and egg. I'd put it over a saucer and later fry it up.

    Dekinnis
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glad it rarely gets below 8 degrees in Australia. Us Aussies are super lucky.

    JL
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's everyone's favorite new show, Kitchen of the Invisible Man.

    Tiny Dancer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The title's missing one critical word for a Canadian post. Montana. This is in Great Falls, Montana. There's a video: https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/great-falls-woman-creates-sub-zero-art-display

    Dyspeptic Curmudgeon
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh,that's just our Canadian nature. We're always willing to give a helping hand to our neighbour when we have a surfeit of something. We just send it over, without even being asked!

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    Heather Dennis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Canadian, you are welcome to it!

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    #4

    My Thermometer Has Bottomed Out. Actual Temperature Is -44c

    My Thermometer Has Bottomed Out. Actual Temperature Is -44c

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    Tee Rat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dear Canada, although we appreciate your kind offer to share your cold weather with us to the south we have plenty of cold at this time.

    Manic Mama
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dear Canada. Living in Qld, Australia. Today it was 37 degrees (C) (100 degrees F) and incredibly humid. Feel free to send us all the cold weather you want.

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    Ellykay995
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was so so cold...for dayyys. I live in a basement apartment in a house...and even insulated, it was just so cold. You didn't even want to go outside either. I love winter...bur minus 40 was too much even for me lol

    Patsy Robins
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can’t even imagine cold like this. I live in the very south of Australia, and people think it gets cold here - about the coldest it ever gets (in the populated areas, not counting mountaintops) would be -6C, and that’s maybe a few days in winter. The contrast is, Australia doesn’t manage cold weather well - central heating isn’t the norm, and insulation of houses tends to be poor.

    Mi So
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There’s the key right there; your buildings aren’t built for cold, with appropriate insulation and heating. We know our climate up here & our housing is (mostly) built for it. Plus, we know clothing layering to trap air, which helps keep us warmer. Now, managing heat like you get in Australia? Oh, HEEELLLLLLLLLNOOOOOO. Can’t handle it.

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    Frances Mooney
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here in San Diego it is going to rain AND get down to 47* on Friday! Staying inside....

    More!
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sat in QLD waiting for a Canadian to invite me over…

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    #5

    Just Another Day In Calgary

    Just Another Day In Calgary

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    Maggie Fulton
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The eyelashes are gorgeous, although I’m sure that is very uncomfortable.

    CrazyKnitter
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, they're really pretty, but I'm not sure if I would like to have that natural look...

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    SummerVeE
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It took me exactly one day in Calgary, Alberta during winter to learn that wearing mascara outside on real eyelashes is a painful NO (eyelashes freeze your eyes shut). Ear piercings are also a no-go because the metal freezes

    Sven Horlemann
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful, she looks just beautiful.

    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My face hurts looking at that. This is when the air really slaps hard.

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    "We've got really, really, really cold air coming down from the Arctic in the west. And then in the East, we have this really potent weather system that's coming up from the south," Jesse Wagar, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said at the time.

    According to Wagar, in the wintertime, the country does get dynamic weather patterns, but these were "pretty unusual."

    #6

    Clothing Outside In Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Clothing Outside In Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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    Lara Verne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd like to try this someday. But we rarely have winter this cold.

    Danielle
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Subsitutiary Locomotion anyone?

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    #7

    It's So Cold At Arrowhead Tonight That The Refrigerator Is Keeping Drinks Warm

    It's So Cold At Arrowhead Tonight That The Refrigerator Is Keeping Drinks Warm

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    Leading_Gold
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not in Canada, as the title of the article suggests. It's in Kansas City at Arrowhead stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs. My team

    The.Butterfly.Effect.530
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was coming to say the smar thing but knew someone else probably had.

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    Baseball is Life
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Arrowhead is not in Canada

    Li’l E.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah this was at an american football game in kansas city.

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    EmBree
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I made this mistake. I figured the things I had in the fridge wouldn't freeze because the fridge would keep it warm. I was wrong. The fridge cools things, it does not heat them.

    Jennifer Berry
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure this is Arrowhead stadium in Kansas City a few weeks ago. Not Canada.

    geezeronthehill
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In most of the snow belt, vending machines that are outside in the winter have some sort of heating apparatus either built in or added aftermarket.

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    #8

    It's This Cold In Calgary

    It's This Cold In Calgary

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    LauraDragonWench
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, that's one way to cool off hemorrhoids. I know, I know - I'll show myself out. 🤭

    A Jones
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just don't use the bidet, it would be shooting out ice crystals.

    Quitethedilemma
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well s**t. Looks like a shower instead of wiping is the best choice.

    "Disembodied voice"
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well you're going to have to make a important decision...

    Tiny Dancer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The video at the link is, if you'll pardon the expression, pretty darn cool. Makes it look like modern art.

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    "Some of the temperatures that we are seeing in Western Canada, not only is it incredibly cold compared to what we've seen recently, but they're record-breaking temperatures in general," Wagar added.

    #9

    Saturday Omfg

    Saturday Omfg

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    Donald Crocker, Jr.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Otoh Canada is getting closer to achieving room temperature superconductivity...

    Surenu
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess getting a room temperature superconductor is a bit easier when you change the room temperature

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    cugel.
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So -58 feels different to -47? Either one, ugh.

    Phil Vaive
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The wind, even a slight breeze, can make it feel MASSIVELY colder. I was outside two different days, with the exact same temps on the thermometer, but the wind on day one made it feel painful, and the next day there was no wind and it was a world of difference

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    LauraDragonWench
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't care how weird it may seem, but I want to be in Canada right now. I had to haul out my Vornado fan because it's gotten warm and muggy where I am. And I hate it - gimme the chill! 😄

    Sans Serif
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And, I have my Vornado set to heat (Massachusetts)...

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    Dolly Abson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20 minutes up the highway from me. Believe me when I say you can feel this kind of cold even when you're inside your house!

    Joy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's when you go to bed wearing all your coats and sleeping between two mattresses cocooned with blankets IF you're lucky and STILL shiver with cold.

    Steve Hall
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, at least it warmed up nicely by 11AM.

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    #10

    Looks Like I’m Going Nowhere Today

    Looks Like I’m Going Nowhere Today

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    LauraDragonWench
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, your grandparents managed to get through that, uphill both ways and without snowshoes or socks! Slacker. 😂😂😂

    Libstak
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks so peaceful, imagining a hot chocolate in front of an open fire and/or under a thick duvet

    Sephora Black
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're still coming into work, right?

    Hetal Vyas
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK, we'd still be expected to go to work!!

    Glen Ellyn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless it's super cold, my favorite wintertime walk is right after a big snowstorm, especially after dark. Everything is so quiet, and pretty, too.

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    #11

    It’s So Cold In Canada, It’s Snowing Up!

    It’s So Cold In Canada, It’s Snowing Up!

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    Remi (He/Him)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's light reflecting on some snow crystals in the air. The temp needs to be low enough that the snow will be in small prism like particles

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    Deb M.F.
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is called Light Pillars https://khak.com/did-you-see-the-light-pillars-in-the-sky-this-weekend-photos/

    kimberley gagne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are called light pillars, really cool!!

    The voice of reason
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen this before and I live in northern Indiana. Neat to see.

    Phil Vaive
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not. It's a light phenomenon called light pillars. When there are ice crystals suspended in the air, they capture the lights below them and create this look

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    However, things are changing. Above-than-normal temperatures should begin to spread into parts of Western Canada beginning Tuesday.

    While we're not looking at all-time, record-breaking warmth for January, the thaw should be pretty long-lived.

    #12

    -50c / -58f Temperatures In Alberta, Canada And The Livestock Water Heater Can't Keep Up

    -50c / -58f Temperatures In Alberta, Canada And The Livestock Water Heater Can't Keep Up

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    Tee Rat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Time to take turns stirring the pot

    I_imagine_even_worse_w***s
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't believe life stock is left outside!!!assuming they are breeds that do well in the usual cold. All our life stock are indoors during the winter months in ireland and we rarely see below freezing!!!

    2x4b523p
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you even keep outdoor livestock alive in such cold? Do they have heated barn to hide? The water is outside, what kind of farmed animal is fine in -50c? I can only think of sheep.

    Patsy Robins
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They must have a heated barn. I know people who are dairy farmers in Minnesota, and their cattle are inside for 4 - 5 months of the year. They can’t believe that ours (in Australia) are outdoors all through winter!

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    Pyla
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Heck when it was -15 F the hammer was needed to water bc the heaters were outclassed

    Gustav Gallifrey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A WW2 merchant seaman told me about the convoys to Russia. A cargo hatch cover on his ship was broken, and couldn't be repaired. The empty hold began to fill with snow water, rain, sea splash. Pumps would quickly freeze up.. The fear was that the water would begin to freeze, and eventually form a solid block of ice, lop-sided due to the ship's movement, dangerous to the ship' stability. The only way they could keep it from freezing was to put on sea boots, and walk around in it. For hours and hours.

    Lucky2BAlive
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s happened down here in TX, usually only an inch or two. Our goat water took 4 days to thaw enough to use a hammer and screw driver. We get caring is sharing but, Dear Canada: Loads of love for ya BUT, we’re okay without the waking up to 28 degree. But thank you anyway.

    Tim Douglass
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had a U-shaped stovepipe that would sit in the trough all winter. When it froze you went out in the morning and built a small fire in the bottom and kept it fed through the day, kept the trough mostly thawed even with -30f temps.

    Tatenda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry for the livestock, but I'd dip in.

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    #13

    Does Anyone Know If It's Cold Outside Or Something?

    Does Anyone Know If It's Cold Outside Or Something?

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    Tee Rat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd say by the look of surprise and the frozen tear on the outlet that would be a yes.

    David
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is an advertisement for why you should insulate your outlets and switches. You can't normally see the 'cold' but it is there even when the weather isn't quite so cold.

    Audra
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should probably unplug that🤔

    Sue Denham
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The poor thing is crying but it's tears have frozen.

    Merili Auq
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a question: How humid is it in your room that the outlet can freeze like this, sometimes we have -38 - -42c, but this is the first time I see this

    Benoît Rainville
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's no insulation around the outlet in the wall, direct convection heating outside.

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    #14

    -38 Degree Windchill In Winnipeg

    -38 Degree Windchill In Winnipeg

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    JM
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder how long a person has to hold the utensil up before the noodles freeze enough to let go?

    Noproblem
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let’s just please take a moment to appreciate the composition of this ramen photo.

    Joy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful and surreal shot

    C.O. Shea
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a cool shot. Nice sunburst.

    Simon Chen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best you can do with ramen 🤢

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    #15

    It's So Cold The Exhaust Fumes From The Furnace Are Freezing Up

    It's So Cold The Exhaust Fumes From The Furnace Are Freezing Up

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    Curry on...
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't imagine what utility bills are like. And power outages? How does one manage?

    whiterabbit
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, I live in north Idaho and had to thaw my furnace drain at least twice a day during that fun little cold snap we just had. Then it's 48 degrees and sunny yesterday 🤔 Idaho for ya.

    Nick
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Houston we had 36 hours around 26F. Then in thr same amount of time it got back into the 70s.

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    Camilla Koutsos
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quick, bury them. “Air pollution? What air pollution?”

    Gregg Bender
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That could be really dangerous...

    Paul Tress
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is crazy, still want to visit canada though...

    Griffy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sorry, I don't think I could handle a gas furnace again. As a kid, the house I lived in used gas. Furnace sprang a leak once. Also, the pilot light in the dryer kept going out all the time.

    Pyla
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a Cornelius Krieghoff painting where people are playing on and around a frozen spray plume in front of Montmorency Falls

    Sawdust
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty cool-looking icicle.

    Donald Crocker, Jr.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure that's not a sewer gas vent? using plastic for a chimney doesn't seem wise.

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    By next week, an even stronger heat signal will see daytime highs sitting above the freezing mark as we start the month of February, possibly kicking off the snowmelt for parts of the country.

    #16

    The Moisture From My Breath Froze On My Glasses

    The Moisture From My Breath Froze On My Glasses

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    Remi (He/Him)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's just so effing annoying. Foggy eyeglasses are supposed to clear after a while, but when they do that, you just end up waiting and waiting

    Freya the Wanderer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here's a tip to un-fog your glasses quickly: Put them over the slots that release warm air to unfog your windshield. If you're not in a car, any warm, dry air will do.

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    Teresa Spanics
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why my late Dad would take his glasses off inside the house before doing farm chores.

    Melinda Flick
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the cold winter version of "the d@mned mask is fogging up my glasses!"

    2WheelTravlr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glasses and goggles or glasses and helmets are the worst! As a motorcyclist, any minor temperature differential can cause fogging, and if it's cold enough, my glasses ice up. The only cure for it with a helmet is to open the visor and get my face cold enough to reduce that differential. So, I have a choice of not being able to see, or not being able to feel my face.

    quentariel
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, this is suuuper annoying. And it doesn't need to be any kind of super cold to do that either, anything below minus ten-ish degrees (celsius) always fogs the glasses.

    Phil Vaive
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't fog though. It's layers of ice!

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    #17

    The House And Vehicles Held Up Pretty Well Against The Cold Until This Morning... Literally Thought It Was A Gunshot

    The House And Vehicles Held Up Pretty Well Against The Cold Until This Morning... Literally Thought It Was A Gunshot

    WheelsandWatches Report

    The Silly Stellar Jay
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where I am we play the "was it a gunshot or fireworks?" game. I guess in Canada apparently it's more of "is it a gunshot or oppressively freezing temperatures breaking the glass in my structure?" game.

    Justin Tyme
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A bullet hitting a house in Canada?? That would have to be a stray bullet from a hunter.

    Pandarosa
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy. Cow. The lowest daytime temp I've ever known was 5C.

    Blue Mar
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Id understand why people have glass doors in those temperatures? I'm from Poland in general it always makes me wonder. I need my doors to be solid

    Justin Tyme
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cold temperatures do not make glass break. The problem was the frame that was not properly designed to allow for temperature-related expansion and contraction of the door.

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    Kim Kermes
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then there's the nails popping loose sounding like an explosion. Great way to wake up at o dark thirty.

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    #18

    It's Cold Enough In Calgary Today That I Played Frisbee With My Shirt!

    It's Cold Enough In Calgary Today That I Played Frisbee With My Shirt!

    BadWeatherKyle Report

    Delta Dawn
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it true you can line dry clothes in that type of cold because the water will just freeze out of the cloth?

    Sans Serif
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It simply freezes but doesn't dry - as soon as they thaw, you're back to where you started...

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    The Silly Stellar Jay
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Frozen crafting! Hopefully Martha Stewart is taking notes.

    #19

    My Door Handle Froze

    My Door Handle Froze

    mineorcs42 Report

    Remi (He/Him)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That door needs way better insulation!

    SM
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The medal of the door handle is conducting the cold in, no amount of insulation is going to change that. The door system would have to be isolated somehow to stop this. From the picture that door is actually doing pretty good. You don't see anything along the crack of the door, which you would if it wasn't sealed very good.

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    Virgin Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfect for us introverts. Can't come, doors frozen 🤣

    Jakoe
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that is nature's suggestion to stay inside where it's warm!

    MikeMaxis
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    French doors to the outside? Bet the whole room is cold.

    Paul Tress
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    looking, i see thats on the inside, oh dear..

    Hey!
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have -45°C here and I have those kinds of handles because I can't turn the round ones and we never, never, never have ice or frosting (or whatever you call it) on our door/handle like this. Needs insulation ASAP. Don't blame the temperature outside.

    geezeronthehill
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any way to add a storm door outside to that one?

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    #20

    Canada-Suffering-Cold-Winter-Pics

    Canada-Suffering-Cold-Winter-Pics

    BadWeatherKyle Report

    Annabelle
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This could be a good excuse to get rid of some of the unnecessary light pollution

    blixten1982
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was frustrating (I live in Calgary). They sent out an emergency alert that buzzed on all cellphones in the city asking residents to cut down electricity use because 99.4% of the grid was being used. It warned against using appliances unnecessarily and microwaving instead of using the stove. Why didn't it say, 'and if you manage an office building turn off the lights."?!?!

    Lily8
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An emergency alert was sent out across the southern province asking everyone to decrease their power usage because of the strain on the power grid or rolling outages would begin (in -40 and colder). People unplugged everything possible in their homes to prevent the rolling outage to prevent risk of freezing in their houses, while downtown offices/decor remained lit even though they were empty. It was disgraceful. P.S. people pulled together and lowered their usage DRAMATICALLY, preventing the rolling outages. It was an amazing response by our communities.

    Libstak
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These could be residential highrises?.

    Quitethedilemma
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Possibly. But I'm not sure that purple tower in the background needs to be lit up like that. It looks more ascetic than functional.

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    Valerie G.
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Toronto I used to arrive at my office on Bay Street really early (6:00am or so) and they were still sweeping up dead birds that would fly in to the windows and die. This was all because they would leave the lights on at night. This was every day folks.

    Doofnuts
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    .I would like top point out, if those building don't stay warm the frozen pipes and subsequent frozen water damage to the buildings will be catastrophic. Look at Russia to see what happens in this case.

    Shiva Ho
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stupid High Rise Buildings! They should ban anything over 3 stories as unsafe and an eyesore!

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    #21

    Emergency Power Alert

    Emergency Power Alert

    JoeRogansNipple Report

    KLL
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    .....and it dropped MEGA WATTS within seconds of that alert.

    CatLady
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most Albertans will look out for one another. Some jerks here actually turned on Christmas lights and stuff cuz "gubment can't tell me what to do."

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    T.O.S.o.R.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine what would happen if Canada eliminated fossil fuel furnaces!

    Phil Vaive
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If Danielle Smith would stop blocking renewable energy sources from even being built, not much would happen!

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    Abel
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Basically die from cold.

    CatLady
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some did. I know a lot of first responders. During the cold snaps, inevitably you end up helping remove a froze corpse from an alley or doorway. But those are not the people the government cares about.

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    DaveC
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And all the suckers who bought electric vehicles. Good luck.

    Kirsten Holmes
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's South Africa every day. Rolling blackouts of up to 16 hours total.

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    #22

    It’s Tough Being A Min Pin During Winter In Canada

    It’s Tough Being A Min Pin During Winter In Canada

    Willowpillow17 Report

    parmadillo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first I thought you meant the puddy tat in the background

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    LauraDragonWench
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This Pin needs more than a sweater, it needs a full snow suit!

    A C
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't notice the tattoo...just the cat 🤣

    Joy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Min Pin needs ear muffs. You can practically see their little teeth chattering. Meanwhile Cosy Lil Puss is both warm AND cool

    ️ ️~ lefty libra️ ~
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i know this is why off topic but, first, cute dog, second, why is there a tattoo on his ear? if anyone can explain?

    Annabelle
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s the microchip from the past. People gave these to their dogs so animal control could find the owners if he/she was lost.

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    JM
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I the only one swooning over the perfectly stacked books in the background?

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    #23

    Winter In Edmonton, Canada

    Winter In Edmonton, Canada

    CrispMapleLeaf Report

    alloutbikes@yahoo.com
    Community Member
    12 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Soup, hot cocoa, blankets and fireplaces. Oh my.

    Pyla
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t know how y’all do it up there.

    Steve Hall
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Frozen corndogs in the wild, yummy.

    Pandarosa
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So utterly stunning. Wish I could hibernate there for a while

    Molly Block
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good "I'm traveling to warm sunny Florida!" weather.

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    #24

    It’s Pretty Cold In Calgary, Canada. -32°c!

    It’s Pretty Cold In Calgary, Canada. -32°c!

    aoisenshi Report

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    #25

    In Case You’re Wondering How Cold It Is In Edmonton Lol

    In Case You’re Wondering How Cold It Is In Edmonton Lol

    TheLisaEvans Report

    Nimues Child
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is Ramen the new Banana for Scale for cold temperature posts?

    Ubiquitous
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People need to season their noodles!

    #26

    It’s So Cold That The Inside Of My Window Is Beginning To Freeze

    It’s So Cold That The Inside Of My Window Is Beginning To Freeze

    Straight-Hold-4444 Report

    Audra
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Live in Kansas in U.S. couple weeks ago it was so cold (definitely NOT this cold!) But back door glass was completely iced over and windows had ice all around the edge of the windows! It was crazy! I could NOT imagine living there! No offense Canadians but your a tad bit Cray Cray 🤣🙃🙃🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

    Leading_Gold
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm also in Kansas. I didn't leave my house for a few days. Hopefully that's the last of that we see for a long while

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    Isabella
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One sheet in Canada? are you insane? double pane is bare minimum in Eastern EU, northerners all have triple glass windows. One piece of glass in wooden frames is child toyhouse state in Canada.

    BlackCatWithWhiteSocks
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Happened to my car a week or so ago.Scottish borders

    Ace
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha! When I was a kid in the UK we only had single glazed windows and no heating in bedrooms, so ice on the inside was not unusual. I discovered that contrary to popular belief there are other substances than diamond that can scratch glass, including ice. I left a great animal-claw-like scratch on the inside of my window with my fingernails that remained there for many years afterwards.

    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what my double paned windows do every winter. Sometimes I open them to get some fresh air in (on a relatively warmer day). But when I do that it melts the snow, then turns to ice when I close the window and it remains frozen shut until spring.

    GoldfishCrackers
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of good old Wisconsin.

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    #27

    Fast Chargers Stop Working In Yellowknife Due To Cold Weather

    Fast Chargers Stop Working In Yellowknife Due To Cold Weather

    Monomette Report

    Rupp
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My understanding is that electricity has less resistance in cold. Batteries on the other hand perform worse.

    Donna Peluda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes but components have an min max temp range to stay inside tolerances. I've had the opposite, working in Marrakesh during a heat wave my cordless drill wouldn't charge or work. It got to hot. We had to keep it in a walk in fridge in the kitchen of the hotel. use it till it stopped working and then put it back.

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    T.O.S.o.R.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ban fossil fuels and stay home with your electric space heater during a cold snap. What could go wrong.

    SirWriteALot
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fast chargers need batteries that are ready to be fast charged. So the battery needs to be prepared (heated up) ... unless you were using your sat nav to navigate here the car is not ready to be fast charged.

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I imagine most chargers have reduced performance as well as batteries. Sure do wish the big heads would've refined hybrid tech instead of demanding immediate electric switch.

    Donna Peluda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We are talking very extreme here, even a petrol car would struggle, in cold climates we added a bit of petrol to diesel so it didn't freeze. Many day to day drivers have to be pre heated in very cold climates. 95% of us don't even get close to theses extremes. The solution would be to put the chargers indoors so they stay warmer. If you look at most consumer electronics it rated to around -10 to + 45°C

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    #28

    Extreme Cold Warning: Record Power Use Triggers Grid Alert | Spike In Ems Calls For Cold-Related Emergencies

    Extreme Cold Warning: Record Power Use Triggers Grid Alert | Spike In Ems Calls For Cold-Related Emergencies

    hamer1234 Report

    Lauren S
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think if I lived in Canada right now we would never leave our house, live off canned goods if needed. And I think we’d all sleep in one bed to share warmth. I would expect schools and work to simply close, although my employer falls into the essential personal category, thankfully my role there does not.

    Ellykay995
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in Canada, and we were in the minus 30s and I just called my daughter out of school 2 days in a row. She walks about 25 mins or so to the high school, and I was like, nope. Too cold.

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    Spec Tater
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The truth is this weather is not uncommon, especially on our prairies. I’m in Ontario and we have had weather like this. Granted, climate change is having an effect. We haven’t seen those temps in a number of years where I am. Came close a few weeks ago, -30C. Nasty!

    #29

    How Cold Is It In Canada? This Cold

    How Cold Is It In Canada? This Cold

    EVconverter Report

    Verena
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The colder it gets, the longer charging will take - or charging might not even be possible. Batteries don't do cold very well.

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    Dogcat vet (retired)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Low temp in chicago a week or so ago: had 3 hour charging lines and basically a lot of EVs turned into immobile 'robots'

    Zaphod
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happened in Denver last week. It was -19F (-28C)

    3 Otters 🦦
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should show a movie, preferably about a hot summer.

    Batwench
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    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooooooffffffffff.

    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bear in mind how incredibly new electric vehicle technology, design, and engineering are when compared to internal combustion vehicles, which (with their fuel technology and associated chemical engineering) have been refined and matured for well over a century now. Current EV stuff has gotten to the 'good enough for most use cases' stage that it seems to have reached a Tipping Point where it will be supported while it continues to get better and be refined to a more mature technology. Early ICE vehicles at a comparable stage of development had severe drawbacks as well.

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    #30

    You Know It’s Winter…

    You Know It’s Winter…

    stroobco Report

    Verena
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They do it here in the Netherlands as well, as soon as the temperature drops below 0°C (this is when water starts to freeze, 100°C is boiling water). For those who cannot identify the photo: It is the gas heaters heating the switch of some train tracks. Edit: The line is caused by several heaters in a row, think "camping stove"-type, with supply pipes and bigger gas tanks instead of the blue or red gas tanks. Here in NL you will have actual flames, too, but much smaller than on the photo.

    Nenya
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you for explaining - still can’t identify…🧐

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    Valerie G.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that Union Station in Toronto?

    Donald Crocker, Jr.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On one hand I realize how annoying and possibly fatal black ice can be, otoh I always think of "Slip and Slide" commercial music when I see videos of people slowly playing bumper cars trying to drive over the stuff.

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