You know it's cold when... 

"Desu-San-Desu" (Desu-San-Desu) 01/08/2015 at 06:11 • Filed to: None

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You walk out to your car to find your unopened Mountain Dew frozen in its cupholder.

BTW, it dropped 3 degrees from the time I left the house until the time I parked at work. The only other thing that drops this fast in South Carolina is graduation rates.

*Badump-tish!*

imadeaburner > Desu-San-Desu 01/08/2015 at 06:12

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I wish I had a thermometer in my truck.....supposed to be -10F with no windchill.

With windchill it'll be -20 or lower.

thebigbossyboss > imadeaburner 01/08/2015 at 06:38

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Is this winning or losing? -26C is -15F.

Funktheduck > thebigbossyboss 01/08/2015 at 07:08

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Losing.

thebigbossyboss > Funktheduck 01/08/2015 at 07:11

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It did feel like losing when I was outside this morning. That's for sure.

Georado > Desu-San-Desu 01/08/2015 at 07:15

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A few winters ago I left a can of Mountain Dew on my backseat during a cold snap. It exploded while I was driving so loud I thought I got shot. I pulled over confused and terrified, looked in the backseat and saw shreds of aluminum and little chunks of frozen Mountain Dew snow everywhere. That was fun to clean.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Georado 01/08/2015 at 07:18

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Damn, that's got me beat. Worst I ever did was leave a can in my glove compartment. Got all over my documents. What a mess that was.

jkm7680 > Desu-San-Desu 01/08/2015 at 07:24

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It would be really awesome if the weather decided to stay at the exact right temperature to keep a bottle of Mountain Dew at a perfect chill, Not too warm and not too cold.

Group B Enthusiast - Captain of the supercharged barge > Desu-San-Desu 01/08/2015 at 07:26

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Currently 0 degrees in Ann Arbor... No loose drinks in my car to 'splode tho!

Georado > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 01/08/2015 at 07:27

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That still sucks. The worst part was having no idea what the noise was for a few seconds (I forgot I left some cans in the car).

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Georado 01/08/2015 at 07:36

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I can only imagine. Good job keeping the car on the road. Most people probably would have swerved and wrecked.

CalzoneGolem > Desu-San-Desu 01/08/2015 at 08:05

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Above zero? Fucking casual.

You know it is cold when you go outside and your boogers freeze instantly in your nose.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > thebigbossyboss 01/08/2015 at 09:30

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You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Desu-San-Desu 01/08/2015 at 09:37

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You've got double digits. I'd take that right now. The past few days have had lows around -5F, but the howling wind makes up for it.

Last winter it got really cold. I was really concerned that I had frostbitten my toes while playing hockey inside on this night. I took my skates off and there was a big white patch on the side of my big toe and my feet hurt like crazy for 10 minutes.

On the way home it bottomed out at -33F. I can confirm that walking outside when it is -30 is physically painful if you aren't wearing a shirt.

DasWauto > Georado 01/08/2015 at 10:40

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Damn. I did the same with a can of Monster I forgot about in the door pocket overnight. Got in the next day to find sticky red slushy monster snow all over the front half of my interior. If it had gotten any warmer the next day it would have left my seats permanently sticky but thankfully it remained cold and I was able to clean it up with minimal residue. There are still are couple of faint red spots on my white headliner though...

Desu-San-Desu > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 01/08/2015 at 18:59

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The coldest I've experienced is -15. The main issue here in S.C. is that the temperature fluctuates so much. In December, we had it range from 71 to 16. Within a week. Sometimes, you'll see a 15-20 degree fluctuation from one day to the next. It makes it damned near impossible to get acclimated to a certain temperature range and we're constantly running around trying to dress for weather that never stays consistent.

I work construction, so I'm out for my entire 10-hour shift. A lot of days, I'll walk in wearing 3-4 layers of clothes and at the end of the day, I'll walk out carrying 2-3 of those layers in my arms because it jumped from 28 degrees to 63.

Desu-San-Desu > CalzoneGolem 01/08/2015 at 18:59

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That actually happened to me today. A lot. Because I work outside for my entire 10-hour shift.

Construction rocks. >.>

Desu-San-Desu > Group B Enthusiast - Captain of the supercharged barge 01/08/2015 at 19:02

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It was around 0 with windchill today. I actually lived up in New England for a few years and I got used to the cold. But in S.C., when it'll be 20 degrees at 5:30 am, when I get to work, and 52 degrees at 4:30pm, when I go home (I work construction, so I'm also outside the entire time), it's pretty much impossible to get used to the temperature because it jumps so much.

Desu-San-Desu > jkm7680 01/08/2015 at 19:02

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That would be pretty sweet, haha.

Desu-San-Desu > Georado 01/08/2015 at 19:03

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Point taken. All carbonated beverages shall be at least 1/3 of the way empty before being left out in sub-freezing temperatures. :-P

P.S. - Glad you kept the car under control. I know many a folken who'd have swerved right off the road or slammed the brakes and got rear-ended.

jynuynytnuytrn > Desu-San-Desu 01/09/2015 at 00:13

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