The Truth about Temperatures and Finns
+15*C 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.+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 plant flowers in their gardens. 0*C Distilled water freezes. The water in Vantaa river 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 army postpones 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 army goes 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 "Perkele, it's cold outside today."
-300*C Hell freezes over, Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest.
klh in VA
arithmetic help remember F=9/c + 32