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Jussi

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Just found from a Finnish skydiving forum, had to share..:)
Finnish Temperature Conversion Chart
> For those of you that know and love Finnish weather and for those of you
> who have never experienced it and never plan to.
>
> 15 degrees (it seldom gets warmer than that so it is of little practical
> use to start from any higher temperatures)
> Spaniards wear coats, gloves and woolly hats. Finns sunbathe.
>
> 10oC
> French try to turn on the heat. Finns plant gardens.
>
> 5 oC
> Italian cars won\'t start. Finns drive with the windows down.
>
> 0 oC
> Distilled water freezes. Vantaa water gets thicker.
>
> -5 oC
> Californians shiver uncontrollably. Finns have the last cook-out
> before it gets cold.
>
> -10 oC
> British landlords finally turn up the heat. Finns throw on a sweatshirt.
>
> -20 oC
> Austrians fly away to Mallorca. Finns lick the flagpole.
>
> -30 oC
> People in Greece cease to exist. Finns get out their long johns.
>
> -40 oC
> Paris disintegrates. Finns turn to the hot dog stands.
>
> -50 oC
> Polar bears begin to evacuate Antarctica. The Finnish Army postpones
> "Winter Survival" camp until it gets cold enough.
>
> -60 oC
> Korvatunturi freezes. Finns rent some videos.
>
> -70 oC
> The false Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Finns get frustrated when
> they can\'t thaw the Koskenkorva bottle.
>
> -183 oC
> Microbial life survives on dairy products. Finnish cows complain of
> farmers
> with cold hands.
>
> -273 oC
> ALL atomic motion stops. Finns start saying...."Perkele. It\'s pretty cold,
> huh."
>
> -300 oC
> Hell freezes over. The Finns win the world championship in soccer!

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