keskiviikko 16. marraskuuta 2011

Temperature related story, borrowed

And one remarkable thing is that this text is in English, hups!
+15° C People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves. The Finns are out in the sun, getting a tan. 
+10° C The French are trying in vain to start their central heating. The Finns plant flowers in their gardens.

+5° C Italian cars won't start, The Finns are cruising in cabriolets.

0° C Distilled water freezes. The water in Vantaa river (in Finland) gets a little thicker.

-5° C People in California almost freeze to death. The Finns have their final barbecue before winter.

-10° C The Brits start the heat in their houses. The Finns start using long sleeves

-20° C The Aussies flee from Mallorca. The Finns end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.

-30° C People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth. The Finns start drying their laundry indoors.

-40° C Paris starts cracking in the cold. The Finns stand in line at the hotdog stands.

-50° C Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole. The Finnish parachute rangers postpone their winter survival training, awaiting real winter weather.

-60° C Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes. The Finns rent a movie and stay indoors.

-70° C The false Santa moves south. The Finns get frustrated since they can't store their Kossu (Koskenkorva vodka) outdoors. The Finnish parachute rangers go out on winter survival training.

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

-273° C All atom-based movement halts. The Finns start saying, "Percale, it's cold outside today."

-300° C Hell freezes over, Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest. This happened in 2006, by the way.

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