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Europe is sweltering under record-breaking temperatures this week as a heatwave, caused by a giant bubble of warm air from the Sahara, wreaks havoc across the continent. Temperatures have reached as high as 43 degrees Celsius (110F) in France, leading to deaths and catastrophic crop failures.

For those of you from hotter climates, at the ready with your "meh, that's just a normal day here" comments, remember, Europe is not used to these kinds of extreme weather conditions! Houses are insulated against the winter cold, and air conditioning is rare. It hit almost 40C in Poland for goodness sake. Poland. This is not a country you would usually associate with such summer heat!

Europeans are dealing with the hot summer temperatures in a variety of ways, from the typical deadpan humor to more practical solutions. Scroll down to check out the reactions for yourself, and if you're in Europe right now, keep yourself and your animals cool and safe!

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Rowlie
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always enjoy British humour

Leslie Tollefson
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Beat yourself to death with it”?! That’s freaking hot!!

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Ouzodaki
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Excellent information. Gotta love British humour. ❤️.

John Carr
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

London Underground always have great notices

Jodi Jones
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I so love British humor!! Keep cool Brits and "Carry On"

Steph Hansen
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Feeling for all of you. Here in Montreal we often reach low 40s with humidity in summer, and then -30 to -40 with many feet of snow in winter. Stay hydrated, check on your neighbours, especially those who are elderly, disabled, those with children. Take care of each other.

Linouchka 99
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As always, Britain delivers !! ^__^

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We are certainly a witty bunch. But for the life of me, I still don’t understand why we don’t all have air conditioning...

Laugh Fan
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I expect for a lot of people it doesn't seem worth the amount it would cost for the few mega-hot days we get. I do have air con in my bedroom though and can't recommend it enough.

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Caz Witter
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thats mint love a sense of humour

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Statistics show that heat waves like this are becoming more frequent due to climate change, and are something that Europeans are likely going to have to get used to. “Monthly heat records all over the globe occur five times as often today as they would in a stable climate.” Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research told AP.

"This increase in heat extremes is just as predicted by climate science as a consequence of global warming caused by the increasing greenhouse gases from burning coal, oil and gas.”



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    Best Finnish Potatoe
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in France. I'm dying from the heat. If you wonder why is there a 😱 face, it's our face currently due to the climate. Edit: Thanks for the upvotes, I never got so much! 😄

    Linouchka 99
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine being pregnant. I mean, not only pregnant, but due. Like TODAY !!

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    Cat Bessing
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The thing is, they have air conditioning so that it doesn't kill them. I don't think AC is as common in many parts of Europe.

    Niamh Edmunds
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, nobody I know has air con in their house,luckily a few of the schools do, but at home you have to buy a fan or suffer :/ (uk)

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    Dawnfire
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The thing in the middle looks like a face... lol

    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get some towels wet, wrap yourselves in them. Lie down on the floor and try to find some drafts of air to flow over the wet towels. * You can also help dogs and cats like this. ( cats will submit to it when they get too hot )

    Mae
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Switzerland, and I feel like dying, it's so hot even at night

    Xian Tian
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was on my business trip to Europe (still am) and all i can say is I AM DYING

    Joannie Goulet
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We're not in Europe but it's 32C here and we all want to die. My Canadian self can't handle all this heat. I can't imagine how it is for you who had 35C+ for days. We have heat waves here every summer but they don't last that long.

    Mike Procaccini
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the reaction the French had after there loss to the USA Womens Soccer game.

    Elizabeth Butler
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    looks like the Earth is screaming in that map

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    Full Name
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the part about caring even for the insects.

    Mae
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just put a plate of water and pebbles on my balcony

    Shana
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And every time you still see people walking their dogs outside, on the pavement or tiles, when the sun is at its hottest... Poor dogs.

    Luis Milian
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The most chill pupper I have ever seen

    Mike Procaccini
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If that ain't the cutest thing ever!

    Tricia Flynn
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We say this in Australia EVERY SUMMER but ppl still burn their dogs feet

    Klaudiia Sherbatzky
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes but your dog can have a shock when you put him in something too cold to fast

    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree love the looking after insects. But remember many crops rely on bees to pollinate them. So it is a little bit self interested.

    okpkpkp
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every day I set out trays of water for the insects in my garden.

    Pipe SanSol
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    6 years ago

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    Yeah, that's a smart idea. Let's entrap water in a hot weather so that mosquitoes can spread diseases faster. Come on! Has anyone learned anything about epidemics?

    Hard 2 Guess
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Two things. 1) You don't get mosquitoes if you change water often. 2) According to what I am reading about heat wave in Europe, I doubt water will stay in container for long. It will either get used by critters or it will evaporate.

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    The controlling force of the weather is the Jet Stream, a fast-flowing wind-river that loops around the northern hemisphere at a height of 10 kilometres. The Jet Stream's behavior is linked to Arctic ice cover, which has decreased in recent years.

    "The forecast from climate change models and the actuality of the last few years has shown a change to this Jet Stream," Al Jazeera's Rob McElwee said.

    "It now has much greater loops, draped over North America and Eurasia, whereas a tighter, straighter flow used to be the norm. A looped Jet Stream induces long-lasting, low-pressure circulations and high-pressure domes," he added. 

    Such a set-up has drawn air up from North Africa, in a southerly breeze, to cover Western Europe. Over the coming days the hot weather will be increasingly confined to France, Italy and Spain as a cooler breeze flows across northern and central Europe.

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    Dawnfire
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wanted to say the same thing for this picture like what I said in #2

    Give me a beagle any day...
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that a real heat index image, or did someone PS it?

    Linouchka 99
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Funny how Europe looks just like France...

    Alexandra Davis
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not just France on that weather now, there's Belgium, the south of England, the Netherlands, part of Germany, part of Spain and part of Switzerland also shown!?

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    Bill
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know how we ended up behind scedule.

    Jette Wang Wahnon
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Portuguese are world champions in «fix-it-fast solutions« buys you that little time it takes to get professional help i.e leaking washing machine,clogged toilet or electricity failures.How to «desenrascar«is part of the Portuguese dna and as a Dane living in Portugal for more than 40 years it is one of the most endearing traits of the people,either a helpful neighbor or he knows some-one who can help.

    jevais
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Portuguese are the opposite of the Spanish. That is the Portuguese are hardworking, always on time, friendly and their prices are always correct, they also do the best job ever. I just appreciate these wonderful people. Most of the all they are honest.

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    Nuno Carvalho
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The true art of being portuguese: the art of taking advantage of disadvantages

    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes it is really unsafe to work in heat. And making mistakes can be lethal on building sites.

    jevais
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here in Switzerland the workers are not protected when the weather is extreme. It's a scandal! Those who do the most dangerous and hardest work are the less paid. This is a worldwide problem. These men deserve respect. Without men working in these conditions they world economy would be at a standstill.

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    N G
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ohh, they have large baths in Switzerland

    Char Char
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'We're going to need a bigger boat'

    Chris Sprucefield
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well done guys! (just another day to them)

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    Dim Coumou, a scientist at the Free University of Amsterdam, also said that melting Arctic sea ice is affecting atmospheric circulation, which in turn makes extreme weather more likely.

    “Data analysis shows that the normally eastward travelling summer circulation of the Northern Hemisphere mid-latitudes has slowed down, including the Jet Stream,” he said. “This favors the buildup of hot and dry conditions over the continent, sometimes turning a few sunny days into dangerous heat waves.”

    Heatwaves can become really dangerous when they take place in early summer. Europe's 2003 heatwave resulted in the deaths of an estimated 70,000 people, let's hope that this year people are better prepared for the incoming inferno.

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    TD Baker
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and animals have more sense than humans!

    Liam Walsh
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dogs keep trying to go out to sunbathe so I'm not entirely convinced of that!!!

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    Dynein
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But your flora and fauna is probably better equipped to deal with it... :(

    Dynein
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Edit: And on top of that, in many places here it's not the norm to have air-conditioning at home! We make do with opening the windows at night and drawing the curtains/closing the shutters during the day.

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    Shana
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's so stupid that people keep saying stuff like this. "But it's always hot in x and y." Yeah it is but they're better equipped for it and used it and it's just different? In the Scandinavian countries they can deal with meters of snow, yet another country would just shut down if it would snow that much. Just like +30degrees (celcius) might be a regular temperature in some places, it's wrecking in another.

    Merlyn Emrys
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poeple whose bodies are not acclimated and homes are not designed to deal with heat can DIE of it.

    Martha Meyer
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unlike Texans, we don't have airconditioning everywhere though.

    Eva Dukes
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would also like to add to the point that only newer cars have air-conditioning and only knew a building survey air-conditioning and the UK and Europe are full of old buildings with no air-conditioning nobody that I know I’ve ever known has ever had air-conditioning in the house and we’ve got temperatures of 42+

    Laugh Fan
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thankfully I have air con - have done for a few years in my bedroom. It is worth doing if you can afford it and have a building that you're allowed to fit it to. I will be spending today in the one room with my dogs!

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    Ms Phit
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in the Arizona desert, am very habituated to heat. We are currently in Italy (husband is Italian) and I can attest that this heat PLUS humidity is absolutely intolerable. As bad as it feels inTucson at 116degrees (F)! I'm grateful that we were able to escape our house in Florence and go to a little cottage on a lake ( where it's still hot as hades but we are pretending to be hippopotamuses... https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQ_U_zhwzQ/?igshid=xlhz4dm32wgf

    Lisa J
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not all of us Texans are asshats, like Californian James Franco, we can't survive without central air/heat or window units. It's awful and we b***h/moan about it even with a/c. It's a focal point of many a daily conversation, especially in customer service. Also Europe isn't reliant on central/window a/c.

    Angi Jiles
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this has been a mild summer in Tx so far. We still haven't reached 100°F this year in Austin.

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    Eva Dukes
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly and all your plants and trees are used to that type of heat last year in the UK it was so hot for so long with so little rain that a lot of the trees died and dropped the leaves and all the grass shrivelled up and died and blue in the wind there was no flowers can you imagine the catastrophic consequences this has on the wildlife and the insects

    Nikki D
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Over 100 is ridiculously hot for anyone!

    Jessica Dent
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol hi from Canada where we either freeze of burn there's no in between

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    Dorothy Parker
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ohhhh, when he gets on the bike that's been sitting in the sun...

    Vic
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup after that he won't be sitting for a while...

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    Kjorn
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    his balls will get stuck to the leather seat.

    Bored Fox
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The police probably don't want to know where he hides his driver's licence and ID when he does not have any pockets...

    Billy Beecham
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, somehow fried eggs and sausage doe not seem so appealing anymore

    Orsi Tamás
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that's how grilled German sausage is made... 😆😆😆

    Tambot
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope he thoroughly sanitizes the seat after *shudder*

    Bored Fox
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But if it is his own scooter the sanitizing is not necessary.

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    Susann Campbell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know what the problem is here, other than he is going to get a serious sun burn? Oh, and he is wearing a helmet that is Black which absorbs heat, should be white.

    Dynein
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tbh I have no idea how motorcyclists survive this heat in proper gear.

    David KH Wong
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Naked or not. Steamed or fried eggs.

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    ADHORTATOR
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Al, Peg, Pumpkin and Grandmaster B :-)

    Full Name
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You show me a backwards black hat and I'll show you a Grandmaster B ;-P

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    Ana Cuervo
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It seems as if the kids had a tablet and a smartphone

    Mia Granatello
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To you dear American boredpandas dudes: I'm European, it's true we are not used to this mad hot weather but it was really funny to read you think air conditioning is rare😂😂I wonder how many more misconceptions you have about us.. And us about you!!

    Linda Robinett
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I noticed on really hot days when I used to live in the Californian desert that the Walmart parking lot was always full.

    Roberto Durante
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL great family, was a real fun soap series

    Lisa J
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    kids have been staring down at objects in their hands for many generations now.

    Noez 🇸🇪
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good reminder! I'm doing this if that crapheat reaches Sweden!

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    K Miller
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably burnt off his head, look it took his hair with it!

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    Pretty Pangolin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anthony Edwards, we haven't seen you in ages!

    Xian Tian
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even his cap melted in the heat wave

    Kim
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, he has air conditioning?

    David Jeu
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who take pictures of someone taking out the trash?..🙄

    Ellen Lanser
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Throwing out the trash with me looks very different. To start with: I have a real ful bag! Why do all those people in photos and films throw away plastic bags with almost nothing in it? Bad example, guys! It's 2019. Adapt. Use only things you need, don't throw away anything, fill up your effing plastic bags!!

    ispeak catanese
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just like in Florida where it's been in the high 90s and feels like we're covered in a wet woolen blanket.

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    hobbitly
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your own private pool, hahaha

    N G
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As private pools go... this is rubbish

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    Shireen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope he washed that out before he got into it...

    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is a recycling bin. It should only have had clean plastic and paper in it

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    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yerk, and it will heat up too quickly. Jump outta there frog.

    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like how half of these are from the UK where it's not even hot yet. It gets above 21 here and a heatwave is declared!

    Jessica
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha Shane Dawson did it first

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    Pretty Pangolin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't care how hot it is, just Nope. Nice hat though.

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    Naima Ivansdóttir
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i've got no air conditioned in my car. figure that in 40+ degrees

    Bunzilla
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've gotten stuck in traffic in heat like that... no AC. We were stuck, crawling along for about an hour. My mom almost got heatstroke or heat exhaustion, I got the same, but a bit less severe. It's hell. You've all got my sympathies.

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    Billy Beecham
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if the smell makes him hungry

    Kjorn
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    in my experience it's worst with the Windows up

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    N G
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, European roads are made from Tarmac, and it gets sticky and melts if the weather is too hot

    H47
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are roads in other parts of the world made from?

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    Eva Dukes
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was talking to an Indian gentleman from Jaipor in my car today and he told me the roads in India and made out of a specialist material that doesn’t melt as they have regular temperatures of 48C

    Jyri Hakola
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That material is good for hot indian climate but probably would be destroyed quickly in local winter time when water that have seeped in all cracks freeze. Different environment, different requirements..

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    Zouzou
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    today the highest ever temperature record has been beat :45,6° C

    Isabel Care
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They send out the gritting lorries as it starts to melt. Love seeing idiots in shorts and flip flops on motorbikes getting gritted. It hurts enough in full winter biking gear.

    Sheila Weila
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I visited the Georgia (USA) Department of Transportation where they analyze everything and formulate roads (different asphalts) depending on temps and many other factors. They are built to withstand the local weather, but if the weather gets weird for a while, the roads could suffer.

    Linda Robinett
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so odd. I have never seen this in the California deserts. We must make our roads out of different materials. Even the little roads, not highways or main thoroughfares, do not melt or show much damage. They do take damage over time but not like this.

    Susann Campbell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They need to get AZ. formula for roads.

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    30 Reactions Europeans Had To The Record-Breaking Heatwave

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    Marta Frazão
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    iPhone gave me the same warning the day I survived a fire

    Linda Robinett
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is if you leave them outside or in your car. The few moments you are using them outside should not heat them up that much. I used to live in the desert and only saw that if I left my phone in the car.

    STress the Terrible
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why smart people use Android-operated phones... B-)

    Bored Fox
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately also many Android phones don't work well in too hot or cold temperatures. I live in Finland and all my smarthones have been Android phones. I have seen my and other people's Android phones stop working when the temperature is - 25 Celsius and colder or +25 and warmer.

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    Jessica
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put it in the fridge and carry it around in a cooler always works for me

    Tris Lisa
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It happened to me at 90°f cant imagine 100°f thatd destroy my phone

    Katie Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happens to me every day during the summer here in Tennessee. :/

    Kayla Ward
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got that mag on my phone in AZ I put my phone in the fridge for a bit :)

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    Daydreamer
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That pretty much sums up allergies and heat in Australia

    Nick
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t know about you but I’m kinda alergic to the fiery pits of hell

    Bobert Robertson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see that top picture and all I can think is who’s going to pull all those dandelions

    Wij
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dude looks like he stepped on a lego...

    miaow
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now that.. That is one scary pic I have ever seen in a long time, I understand the heatwave can be like hell, but the exaggeration is so accurate for my liking +_+

    Pretty Pangolin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yikes! I could've lived without seeing that right before bedtime.

    Charlotte Brine
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow. Just wow. Those two sentences are horrendously painful to read.

    Adam Byle
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I completely agree. It's either "how summer looks" or "what summer looks like". Nobody else seems to know that

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    Olivier van Remoortel
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our cats saw this and liked your suggestion for a bird trap. They're trying to push their water bowl to the balcony now :-)

    Sunzilla
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cats are always drinking from my tiny insect water bowl. They actually prefer it to the the one in the house.

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    Monika Soffronow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remember to empty the water at night so that you do not accidentally become a mosquito breeder. A small amount of stagnant water is all it takes for the mosquitos to get in the mood.

    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They take 3 days to go from wrigglers to adults. So if you change the water every 2nd day you'll be fine. Please leave water out for nocturnal animals and insects.

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    Miklós Nagy
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    6 years ago

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    Luring fried chickens into your pot, I see!

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    Vicky Zar
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poles? Is that the correct word? Never thought about it. Sounds ... strange

    N G
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, it's correct name for a polish person. When i speak to Polish co-workers, and say please polish this surface,, i say please Pole-ish this :/

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    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With a screw driver you could take that awkward stand off the bottom.

    Turnip and a Frog
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can either say “a Polish person”, or “a Pole”. Neither is offensive, both are the correct and generally accepted terms. The original Polish word for a Pole is POLAK, which, together with the Polish immigration to the the USA, has been used as a derogatory term - a Pollack. Yours truly - a Pole, or a Polish person 😁

    Turnip and a Frog
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, “to polish a surface” and “Polish” are pronounced differently. The former: the vowel is like in “stop”, the latter: the vowel is like in “go” in British English version.

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    sonika schroeder
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love, love, love this!!! This guy should put a patent on his brilliant idea! Hilarious and so stupidly smart. Made my day.

    Aaron W
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poles know how to deal with heat and strippers. But mainly heat.

    OTTER
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t just complain!! DO SOMETHING!!!

    Mike
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Duct Tape - saves the day again!

    Janine B.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish North and South Pole would also know how to deal with heat. :-\

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    sonika schroeder
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't do ,my homework, my pen melted... gotta remember that excuse!

    Just Curious
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hot enough to... break a plastic pen?

    Nadine
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from Southern California and live in Barcelona. Naples, Italy, is the hottest place I ever visited. In the 4 days I was there (August 2015), I almost passed out twice and my husband had to take care of me. :-( Oddly enough, Italy has also been the coldest place I ever visited (Venice in January), even colder than the French Alps! LOL At least the food makes up for everything.

    Linda Robinett
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so weird. I used to live in the DESERT. We had over 100 degrees regularly. Just don't leave your stuff outside.

    miaow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it happens indoors too esp living in the Desert! My 2 house keys in the door were melted when I tried to unlock. The locksmith had to remove the whole thing- poor key was deformed, twice. As if our AC could go through a keyhole and ventilate the keys lol *facepalm

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    Cat on a bike
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    coconut oil melts at 24-25 °C so not very hot weather/water is necessary.

    Raluca Secosan
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Precisely so. My coconut oil is oil and not butter at least 3-4 months per year, every year :)

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    Jade Nixon
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I chucked my coconut oil out the first time it went solid. Didn't know it was supposed to do that.

    Petra Schaap
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it doesnt say the water has to be "hot" !

    TD Baker
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this happens all the time in florida

    Kjorn
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    prank: put that in someone water bottle

    Jace
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine does this indoors, in a cabinet, any summer.

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    Claire Shamgochian
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For other people who use Fahrenheit instead of Celcius, that's 122 degrees!

    Ravens Mom
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Phoenix so know what serious heat feels like. My sympathies to everyone in the oven/heat wave and be hopeful it doesn't last 4 months like it does here. Stay hydrated!

    Tris Lisa
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Atleast you dont have humidity at 80% like in nh 😧

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    Tris Lisa
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are not f*****g exuased for youe f*****g bad language.

    Lululoohoo
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    holy c**p. 122 Degrees fahrenheit?? We recently had 105 in the Bay Area, CA...and I thought i would DIE.

    David Jeu
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't use bad language, you gonna get some more heat here! Prude moms are watchin.👮‍♀️

    Tris Lisa
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah i f*****g agree! You shouldnt f*****g swear!

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    Άρης Παπαδόπουλος
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This temperature is not measured in under shadow and that's why it is so high. For such an occasion my personal record is 63oC

    Jace
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stop f*****g censoring this s**t

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    Foxxy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an Australian most of this advice is good BUT you should reapply sunscreen every 2 hours on scorching days. Always better to be safe than sorry. This is the best motto Slip, slop, slap, seek and slide. Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat, seek shade and slide on sunnies. It’s a simple as that.

    Mae
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also thought 4 hours is too long. I usually have to reapply spf 30 once an hour and 50 (on tattoos and face) every 2 hours.

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    arjelio mas
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The belief that you lose most of you heat through your head and your feet is a myth.

    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Indeed it is. Most heat is lost through the arms. The head is only the main conductor in winter when every other part of your body is wrapped up tight.

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    Johnny
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not use fans? If the fan makes you feel cool, it's cooling you. Even in high humidity (unless it's literally 100%), a fan can help sweat evaporate faster than if you used no fan at all. (which I learned by growing up in the South where 90+ degree days and high humidity were the norm during the summer)

    Sheila Weila
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the humidity is too high, your sweat won't evaporate. The fan motor will create heat.

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    2WheelTravlr
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many of these are okay, some are totally wrong or just weird. - Make ice cubes and...what, exactly? Ice is actually not an efficient way to cool your body and can actually be dangerous if you are overheated before applying the ice. The frozen towels are a good idea, but the use of gel cold packs are easier and more efficient. ** Fans move air around and make you feel cooler, this is true in humid or dry conditions. ** Cotton is awful at keeping you cool, especially cotton knit. Cotton holds in heat once it becomes damp. Polyester wicking materials really work. ** Do not put ice in pet's water during really hot days, offer cool water. ** Reapply sunscreen every 2 hours. ** Do not put ice directly on your skin for extended periods of time. Better cooling is achieved with the use of special cooling neck wraps. Using a cooling neck wrap in tandem with a fan offers exceptional cooling.

    SkyTheImaginer
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do NOT put ice in your animals water if they are showing symptoms of heat exhaustion. It can put them into shock.

    Ang.stl
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dog doesn't let ice stay in her bowl, she has to eat it. So I have to be extra cautious that she's not overheated before hand!

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    Linouchka 99
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My freezer is so full of food I can hardly close it, there's no way I can use it to make ice or throw a towel in it... :'-( ... I don't have a tub, just a shower, but I use it three times a day now. Thanks for the tips though. Not going outside between 2 and 5, yeah, I'll tell my boss.

    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I were you i would look in ikea or amazon for a floor model air conditioner or a window unit. They’re low cost and you’ll have it for next time it gets hot.

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    Pal Mezgal
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Living in Spain, we are today at 50 degrees in the sun, I ask you: WHY do you not use thermal curtains? I have never seen curtains in Berlin, London, Paris, Frankfurt ... Do not let the sun come into your houses!

    Ang.stl
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you get the right curtains, not only do they blackout the sun, but also block the heat in the summer (to a reasonable extent) and the cold in the winter. And they make your house as dark as a vampire's lair! That's my favorite part, since I suffer from chronic migraines!

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    Isabel Care
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See lots of delivery drivers almost ready to pass out. Last heat wave I tuck a wet towel on the neck of one poor sod and checked that he had a drink. When the wet cloth gets warm, wave it around to cool it and re apply to neck. Used to be a delivery driver and was told I was lucky to have opening windows.

    B. A.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an American who has lived in the southern tier of states and on the south eastern coast currently it is a foolish idea to not use a fan when the humidity is high. The breeze from the fan will help to more quickly evaporate the sweat on your skin allowing you to be a somewhat cooler and keep your clothes mildly damp instead of thoroughly drenched without the breeze. As I was a shipyard worker welding ship components in a shop on a pier we did not have the luxury of air conditioning so we used fans to stay comfortable and drank cool water. Without the use of fans we would become exceedingly sweaty and our clothes would be sopping wet within an hour inside the shop with all the windows and doors open.

    Stina Kolling
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can someone explain the "do not use fans...use ice"? Use ice for what, exactly, and how?

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    Flisey
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who queues in that heat?!

    Mark Evans
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Geezo. It's really that bad in Germany?

    Sugar Latte
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg that’s like going to Star Wars Galaxy Edge at Disneyland California right now

    nanashi
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd imagine this many ppl going into the pool, the water must have been very lukewarm

    Estefania Pallero
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know this one, the same happened about 4 years ago... But yes, I would always prefer a lake over those public swimming pools there - too many antisocial stupid teenagers while at the lake you only have annoying families but at least more space to escape from them. ;-)

    Foxxy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love that I’m Australia we have a huge amount of beaches to choose from for us to cool off in.

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    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The feet in bucket thing is really helpful. Just keep checking and change the water when it gets too hot.

    Pan Narrans
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A dachshund statue! Showing great taste and a fine character! I'm going to propose to her.

    Ang.stl
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm gonna steal the statue while you have her distracted!! It's too cute!

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    neverbeenbored
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The microfiber chair is just gonna make her hotter. I had microfiber couches and it's like the microfiber turns into a heating pad when it's hot. I have leather ones now. So much better.

    Isabel Care
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another use for my rubber tub trug

    Jjjane20
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like the dachshund up there..

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    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well then moving forward the stores need to change their setup or this is just going to get worse every year and her worry will be justified. They should expand that section.

    Alet Schoeman
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you don't experience loadshedding like us here in SA, you're never sure if you'll have a constant power supply (winter or summer)! :-(

    okpkpkp
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately, you are probably correct.

    Mark Evans
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen that yesterday at my local Tesco. I just wanted chicken steaks...

    Linda Robinett
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are sections in American grocery stores that are cool enough to need a sweater even on the hottest day. I suspect the unit went out.

    Jace
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stop f*****g censoring these f*****g things!!!!

    Remco Vos
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    6 years ago

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    Will be the other way around... mini ice age. No worries.

    Greg Mott
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    6 years ago

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    Let’s try to be a liiiitle more bombastic, shall we?🤦🏻‍♂️🙄

    Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It isn’t being bombastic. A lot of Europe (United Kingdom included) just isn’t prepared to handle this type of intense heat. Many people do not have access to air conditioning or do not live close to ocean or lakes to cool off. Local pools are jammed and spending too much time in the sun’s intense heat is the perfect method for turning into a human lobster 🦞 Now excuse me while I go stick my head in the freezer..

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    Kjorn
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    6 years ago

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    i guess you love the gulfstream now

    Foxxy
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    6 years ago

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    But why? We have hot summers and heatwaves in Australia all the time yet our fridges and freezers are never like that.

    Ruth Mayfly
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As previously stated, it's because we're not prepared. Businesses (and councils and private individuals) don't like to spend extra to get stuff which will cope with the hotter temperatures that almost never happen here. Like your buildings probably wouldn't cope with a meter or so of snow despite other places being fine with that.

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    HOUSE
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank God the UK looks alright

    Ryo Bakura
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For now, but it's coming. And I don't like it.

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    Bruno Mruzin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    looks like portal to hell opened up in africa XD

    J
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love to trade you our USA deep south 32C - 35C 90% humidity normal summer for this! Follow the rules on heat, drink water until you pee clear and hang in there!

    Sivi
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meanwhile in Norway; Nice in south with some thunder storms here and there, rest of Norway drowning in rain/ snow and is like "well its a bit more normal then last year"

    Sedef Özüpek
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol I love how my town looks darker red to signify what a hellish hot place it is (Antalya)

    Linda Robinett
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man, has Southern California changed locations?

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    Char Char
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, was it? We're all curious!

    miaow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but.. did you see his face? It's so obvious :(

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    Pretty Pangolin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still haven't seen a performance of Two-Face that I felt really captured the comic-book character.

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    Ruben Teixeira
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strangely enough, Portugal hasnt been affected by this heatwave. We actually even had some fog and drizzle in early morning

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    Sara Kailani
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It rained here in Portugal for the last few days, so yeah it's really not normal to have so low temperatures while the rest of Europe is burning ..

    Janine B.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So I plan my next vacation in Portugal to stay cool in summer. B-)

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    Bored Fox
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good thing is that this summer the heat wave did not arrive to Finland. Summer 2018 was a real torture, it was 2 months of +30 or warmer. There were lots of forest fires and plenty of animals died because of the dehydration.

    Amoureuse
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also in Finland it's supposed to be only +18 tomorrow at my town. Last summer was so hot and dry, there were some wildfires and the grass and grain didn't grow as usual, our neighbor got a bit over half of the usual amount. They say July is going to be a bit cooler than normally.

    Ang.stl
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some US news places reported a huge wildfire in Spain yesterday. It's crazy!

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    Pedro d'Aguiar
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, it's lovely down here, only 26º in Lisbon today.

    Ellie Bick
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Greece is only 30° atm 😂 that makes a change

    Paulo Carreira
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's actually curious that Portugal is one of the warmest places in Europe during the summer and its not really being affected by the heat wave. Not even close to being a hot summer rn. It's was raining until yesterday and even now its just like 30ºC

    Linda Robinett
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Surrounded by that wonderful heat sink, the ocean

    Martata
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol my mum send me a picture of her car saying 30 in the morning in the south of Portugal that's double the amount it says there. You compared Europes highest temperature with a low Portuguese temperature.

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    Mark Howell
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not in Bolton it's usually a grey sheep symbol ;o)

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    Night Shade
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love in France and it is 41C soooo England is actually colder... As usual

    Molly Cule
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, it is. However, the humidity is also higher than France... as usual.

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    Nicole Holt
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not saying Europeans aren't suffering. I'm sure they are without A/C etc. But 33C is about Spring weather in Texas ;)

    Lomion
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TimeHop reminded me It was exactly the same last year in London at this very time!

    Amy Pattie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somewhere in the world, 33 degrees is considered hot. This is why so many of the climate change deniers live in Australia and Texas...

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    6 years ago

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    Roy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    we Indians are quite familiar but this year is literally a way hotter than ever it reached up to 51C, but now there's a relief as the monsoon has arrived.

    Krzysztof Ziętek
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was 38°C two days ago in Prague and it was too f*****g intense to me. Temperatures around 36-38°C are expected on Sunday and I'm not very pleased.

    TheExtremeSmell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel ashamed I don’t off hand know general Celsius to Fahrenheit

    carameltart1011
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    6 years ago

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    *blinks* In Australia that's a COLD summer day!!

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    Vic
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Scream: Hot edition

    Wendy Fitzkloo
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Australia, hot you say? Hold my beer....

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    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is she wearing long clothing?

    The Dutches
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably because the hot sun on your bare skin feels even hotter.

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    Joseph Georgiadis
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They got no idea what "african heat" means... It is just hot, and is considered hot in Greece too (where I come from and live), but "african heat"?!

    Sill Marien
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they measured 37 finally in Poland but still it's like 10 centigrades hotter than what we are used to -_-

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    Dynein
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like the German Margarethenplätzchen, the quickest and simplest cookies recipe I know. baking is 15min (max!) at 190°C. With a bit of patience you probably CAN bake them in a hot car. (Recipe: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/161061070292197/Margarethenplaetzchen.html&prev=search)

    Vicky Zar
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They look like chocolate cookies to me..

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    ClearlyAverage
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure here in Ireland, if it’s not raining in at least one of the counties something’s wrong

    Ruth Mayfly
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Skorchio! (It's a sketch from the Fast Show)

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    Europe Is Sweltering Under A Record-Breaking Heatwave And Even Meteorologists Are Calling It Hell

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    Linouchka 99
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Find a safe cool place", LOL ! Yeah, well, do you have one ??

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    Nikki D
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just don't know how you guys can stand it with no air conditioning! Be safe! I hope you at least have a/c in your cars.

    Linouchka 99
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's simple, we can't. We're not used to such temperatures. Moreso, A/C actually heats the air outside with the heat taken inside, so it doesn't really solve the problem, although of course it's heaven to get some in stores or llibraries. The best would be to sleep all day and wake at night...

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