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On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 13:31, Joe Abley wrote: > On 5 Nov 2003, at 15:42, Eric Kuhnke wrote: > > > For those who have never visited Fairbanks, there is a phenomena > > observed at -15C and lower known as "square tire". The rubber in tires > > of parked vehicles will become stiff and freeze into position, making > > the vehicle impossible to move without destroying the tires. > > The coldest recorded temperature in North America was -63C in Snag, > Yukon on 3 February 1947. On the same day, in Tanacross, Alaska, -59.4C > was recorded. > Of course there have been times that my wife has dropped the temperature below -63C with one of her looks :-( D > -15C is a normal daytime winter temperature in Southwestern Ontario; a > very cold day might approach -30C. There are a fabulous number of > places in Canada where the temperature remains below -15C for weeks and > months at a time. I haven't been here (in Southwestern Ontario) that > long, but I think if there was some danger that tyres would rip off my > wheels when I drove off in the morning, someone would have tried to > sell me something by now. > > It is hard to believe that tyres used in Alaska would cease to be > useful at only -15C. That's not even cold, really. Shirt and sandals > weather. > > > Joe
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