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[CAV of Gang Green]

I'm dying for snow. I want it so bad.

 

All I'm getting is sunny days. It's cold, but the sun also makes it hot at the same time. It's torture.

[Divya Bean]

We had a five minute snow on Thanksgiving! It didnt stick, but it is a start. ^_^

[CAV of Gang Green]

For me I had rain on Thanksgiving. I love rain, but snow is much better. Stupid pollution ruining my chances at snow...

[Spritzie]

I seriously despise snow. I hate being cold, and wet. And it makes the roads dangerous. The number of people on the road last night that were driving like idiots and weren't driving for the conditions (which was ice covered roads), were hard to count.

[CAV of Gang Green]

The only think I don't like is the ice afterwards. The store that is under my apartment building has the bad habit of not shoveling snow. It's great at first because of the snow. But it's near impossible to walk on when it gets slippery.

[jumpingbeans]

We had a five minute snow on Thanksgiving! It didnt stick, but it is a start. ^_^

So far, we've had a 2 minute mini-fall and a 1-2 hour big fall that left snow the next day. But we haven't had much.

[Tyler.]

it was 35 on my way to school this morning, cold for where I live

[Spritzie]

it was 35 on my way to school this morning, cold for where I live

 

It was 25 here this morning. It's supposed to get down to 10 tonight. <_<

[jumpingbeans]

It was 25 here this morning. It's supposed to get down to 10 tonight. <_<

It was around 0 here. Of course, that's Celsius. It's around 32 in Fahrenheit, right?

[Spritzie]

It was around 0 here. Of course, that's Celsius. It's around 32 in Fahrenheit, right?

 

Yeah. I believe 0 Celsius = 32 Fahrenheit. It's about the only part that makes sense to me.

[-Ryan]

OMG SO THATS WHY 32 IS THE FREEZING POINT IN FAHRENHEIT!

It all makes sense now. -nodnod-

[Unstream]

Yup, because Celcius is based on water, whereas Fahrenheit was more randomly made (basically a guy decided to make a temperature scale where 0 was set as the coldest day of that year, and 100 the hottest day of that year).

 

Now does anybody know the freezing point in Kelvin? o_O

No looking it up now - that's cheating :P

[The Score in Blue]

Not to kill it, but we don't get snow here :(

In fact, is snow what it's hyped up to be? I've never seen real snow.

[Tyler.]

I have no idea what it is in Kelvin

eh, I'll google it just not say it here

[:)Doc]

Not to kill it, but we don't get snow here :(

In fact, is snow what it's hyped up to be? I've never seen real snow.

 

Snow is amazing! You get a whole day just to goof off and play in it. The next few days are AWFUL. Too much ice on the roads, muddy slush, and stupid traffic. It all slows down here :S it's so annoying afterward

 

Oh, don't try and walk on ice either :P That's not smart. Trust me :D

[antiaircraft]

Here I am in the tropics while you guys are all talking about snow. :P I have been to a ski slope before when I was living in New Zealand though. It was pretty fun, although I was too young to actually ski then.

 

Yup, because Celcius is based on water, whereas Fahrenheit was more randomly made (basically a guy decided to make a temperature scale where 0 was set as the coldest day of that year, and 100 the hottest day of that year).

Really? If I recall correctly, Fahrenheit was actually based on the freezing and boiling points of alcohol. I could be wrong though. I'll look it up sometime.

 

Now does anybody know the freezing point in Kelvin? o_O

No looking it up now - that's cheating :P

Kelvin is a useful scientific scale, with the same increments as the Celsius scale, but shifted so that 0 lines up with absolute zero (i.e. the coldest you can get, with no heat energy at all). Absolute zero is approximately -273 degrees Celsius, and the freezing point of water is 273 Kelvin. :)

 

Fun fact: I once accidentally put down 237 on an exam. xD

 

Edit: Okay, the actual basis for the Fahrenheit scale is pretty amusing, at least to me. Wikipedia quote coming right up.

 

According to an article Fahrenheit wrote in 1724, he based his scale on two reference points of temperature. The zero point is determined by placing the thermometer in brine: he used a mixture of ice, water, and ammonium chloride, a salt. This is a frigorific mixture which automatically stabilizes its temperature at 0 °F. (A mixture of ice and water also stabilizes, either freezing or melting at 32 °F though Fahrenheit did not use this point in defining his temperature scale). The second point, 100 degrees, was the level of the liquid in the thermometer when held in the mouth or under the armpit of his wife — subsequent refinements. Fahrenheit noted that, using this scale, water boils at about 212 degrees.

[Seliphra]

Not to kill it, but we don't get snow here :(

In fact, is snow what it's hyped up to be? I've never seen real snow.

Snow is cold and miserable and it gets in your boots and melts and makes your feet wet and cold.

[The Score in Blue]

Yes, but don't you guys have snow fights and stuff?

To clear things up, NZ does get snow, just not where I live.

[Seliphra]

When your a kid yeah you can do snowball fights and build forts and stuff...but when your an adult it's cold and miserable and you have to clean your car off and roads are treacherous and you have to scrape your windows and shovel the driveway and sidewalks and then transit takes forever and your waiting in the cold at -30 for the bloody bus to show up a half-hour late.

[Rose_682]

Hahahaha. Oh my gosh, am I ever getting a kick out of the snow conversation! I live in the Okanagan Valley, in BC, Canada. Right now, it's snowing outside. Again. And to be honest, I really don't mind! The Christmas decorations are up, and it just wouldn't be Christmas without snow!

 

I mean sure, the busses are slower, and so is most everyone else (at least, if they're not being entirely stupid, and driving like it's perfect weather, that is), but the world just looks so clean and fresh, and the air is so crisp and clean, and clear. It's actually warmer when it snows, because there are clouds. When there's no clouds it gets REALLY REALLY cold. We had temperatures of -32C here last week. Man that was cold.

 

I personally love the snow, as you might have surmised already. My cat, however, begs to differ! Hahahahaha.

[CAV of Gang Green]

AA, you just made an estimate. The ACTUAL freezing point of Kelvin is 273.15 K. GO HIGH SCHOOL CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS!

 

It's 52 degrees and cloudy here in NY.

[Spritzie]

When your a kid yeah you can do snowball fights and build forts and stuff...but when your an adult it's cold and miserable and you have to clean your car off and roads are treacherous and you have to scrape your windows and shovel the driveway and sidewalks and then transit takes forever and your waiting in the cold at -30 for the bloody bus to show up a half-hour late.

 

This is what I always tell everyone. It was fun when I was younger, but now I want to be warm, dry, and not worry about getting my car totaled because people don't understand how to drive on snow/ice.

[CAV of Gang Green]

I am 14 and getting tested for depression, and I still find snow awesome. Chances are that it will stay that way even as I get older.

[Luciana]

I love really cold weather. Watching the snow from the comfort of my house it nice. Not really going out and playing in it.

I'll probably start hating it by next year, when I'm gonna be driving. I will miss not hating you, snow. :-(

[Spritzie]

I love really cold weather. Watching the snow from the comfort of my house it nice. Not really going out and playing in it.

I'll probably start hating it by next year, when I'm gonna be driving. I will miss not hating you, snow. :-(

 

I'm the same. I think snow is beautiful when I'm inside. But I don't like having to drive in it. It's really stressful. But then again, one of my favorite moments, is when it's snowing at night and it's so quite you can actually hear the snow hitting the ground. That's amazing to me.