Minutes of a Motorcycle Addict

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Norwegian temperatures


Your typical Norwegian as envisioned by
the Norwegian cartoonist Roar Hagen.

Copyright: Roar Hagen 2005-2008

An international observation

+15°C/59°F
This is as warm as it gets in Norway, so we'll start here.
People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves. The Norwegians are out in the sun, getting a tan.

 

+10°C/50°F
The French are trying in vain to start the central heating.
The Norwegians are planting flowers in their gardens.

 

+5°C/41°F
Italian cars won't start.
The Norwegians are cruising in cabriolets.

 

0°C/32°F
The water in Oslo Fjord is getting a little thicker

 

-5°C/23°F
People in California almost freeze to death.
The Norwegians have their final barbeque before winter.

 

-10°C/14°F
The Brits start the heat in their houses.
The Norwegians start using long sleeves.

 

-20°C/-4°F
The Aussies flee from Mallorca.
The Norwegians end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.

 

-30°C/-22°F
People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth.
The Norwegians start drying their clothes indoors.

 

-40°C/-40°F
Paris start cracking in the cold.
The Norwegians stand in line at the hotdog stands.

 

-50°C/-58°F
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole.
The Norwegian army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real winter weather.

 

-70°C/-94°F
The false Santa moves south.
The Norwegian army goes out on winter survival training.

 

-183°C/-279.4°F
Microbes in food don't survive.
The Norwegian cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.

 

-273°C/-459.4°F
ALL atom-based movement halts. The Norwegians start saying "Faen, it's cold outside today".

 

-300°C/-508°F
Hell freezes over. Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest.