It's pretty damn cold in Siberia

[K@th]

Deep freeze in Siberia pushes temperatures down to 85 degrees below zero

http://abcnews.go.com/US/deep-freeze-si ... d=52378722

[C-Mag]

I saw a report of Neg 88 and change. But I'm pretty sure 3 degrees at that point are meaningless.

Damn, coldest I've been in was minus 60, and that sucked

[Smitty-48]

-88F is only -65C, I've been in -58C, wasn't actually noticeably colder than -40C in any practical way.

Below -40C it's all the same cold, you don't notice it being any colder to speak of at -60C

[K@th]

Yeah, I don't think I've ever been in cold lower than -25 or so. That was a brutal week. I remember the weather took a dramatic upturn and a few days later, it got to 40 and we were all outside celebrating. In our shorts and t-shirts.

[K@th]

-88F is only -65C, I've been in -58C, wasn't actually noticeably colder than -40C in any practical way.

Maybe the length of time before frostbite sets in or your eyelashes start to freeze?

[Smitty-48]

-88F is only -65C, I've been in -58C, wasn't actually noticeably colder than -40C in any practical way.

Maybe the length of time before frostbite sets in or your eyelashes start to freeze?

That all kicks in at -40C, generally, frostbite is more related to wind, that's all about evaporation, you could get frostbite faster in -10C and windy, than you would at -60C and dead calm.

[C-Mag]

The difference I noticed was how materials were affected. From Zero F to -30 it's just damn cold, wear the rights clothes and it's not unbearable. Get around -50F and rubber is no longer very pliable, steel starts to get brittle, with any wind the cold will cut through layers of clothing.

Hey, where's those Fucking Cannucks. We keep those guys around to talk about shit like this, Hockey and Syrup.

[Smitty-48]

When I was in the arctic, we were on the land one time for about 21 days, the high during the day was -48C, the low at night was -58C, the biggest thing it effected was equipment, like radio batteries dying fast, engines had to be run round the clock, that sort of thing, in terms of the troops tho, no big deal, we wore the Great White cold as a badge of honour.

Nowhere to play hockey out there, but we did play broom ball in its stead. Too cold for maple syrup, that far north you switch to seal blubber.

[Fife]

https://www.amazon.com/Long-Walk-True-S ... 149302261X

LOL, Yakutsk is cold AF, I'm told.

[Smitty-48]

The difference I noticed was how materials were affected. From Zero F to -30 it's just damn cold, wear the rights clothes and it's not unbearable. Get around -50F and rubber is no longer very pliable, steel starts to get brittle, with any wind the cold will cut through layers of clothing.

Hey, where's those Fucking Cannucks. We keep those guys around to talk about shit like this, Hockey and Syrup.

-50F is only -45C, not that cold actually, if that's cutting through your clothing, you're wearing the wrong kit.