>The European outdoor temperature scale:
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> +15C / 59F
>This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here. People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves. The Finns are out in the sun, getting a tan
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>+10C / 50F
>The French are trying in vain to start their central heating. The Finns plant flowers in their gardens.
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>+5C / 41F
>Italian cars won't start*, The Finns are cruising in cabriolets. [*Editor's comment: I know *I* have a helluva time starting my VW Polo in the mornings
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>here in Northern Italy when temps go below 50F. Phsaw!]
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>0C / 32F
>Distilled water freezes. The water in Vantaa river (in Finland) gets a little thicker.
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> -5C / 23F
>People in California almost freeze to death. The Finns have their final barbecue before winter.
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>-10C / 14F
>The Brits start the heat in their houses. The Finns start using long sleeves.
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> -20C / -4F
>The Aussies flee from Mallorca. The Finns end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.
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> -30C / -22F
>People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth. The Finns start drying their laundry indoors.
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>-40C / -40F
>Paris start cracking in the cold. The Finns stand in line at the hotdog stands.
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> -50C / -58F
>Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole. The Finnish army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real winter weather. =0D
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> -60C / -76F
>Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes. The Finns rent a movie and stay indoors.
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> -70C / -94F
>The false Santa moves south. The Finns get frustrated since they can't store their Kossu (Koskenkorva vodka) outdoors. The Finnish army goes out
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>on winter survival training.
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> -183C / -297.4F
>Microbes in food don't survive. The Finnish cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.
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>-273C / -459.4F
>ALL atom-based movent halts. The Finns start saying "Perkele, it's cold outside today."
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> -300C / -508F
>Hell freezes over, Finland wins the Eurovision Song contest.
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