Temperature Extremes +70°F - Greeks put on sweaters (if they can find them). +60° - Hawaiians turn on the heaters (if they have them). +50° - Americans shake, Russians are planting cucumbers. +40° - You can see your own breathing. Italian cars don’t start. Norwegians take a bath. Russians drive with lowered windows. +32°F - Water freezes in America , in Russia it thickens. +20° - French cars don’t start. +15° - You’re planning a vacation to Australia. +5° - Your cat insists to sleep in your bed. Norwegians put on sweaters. 0° - New York landlords turn on the heaters. Russians take their last seasonal picnic. -5° - American cars don’t start. People in Alaska start wearing long-sleeves. Russians stop wearing shorts. -15° - German cars don’t start. Hawaiians are dead. Russians roll up car windows. -20° - Politicians start talking about helping homeless people. Your cat prefers to sleep in your pajamas. -30° - Too cold to think. Japanese cars don’t start. Russians wear sweaters. -40° - You’re planning a 2-week hot tub bath. Swedish cars don’t start. -45° - Transportation stops in Europe . Russians eat ice cream on the street. -50° - All Greeks are dead. Politicians really start doing something for the homeless. Russians wear coats. -60° - Your eyelids start sticking when you blink. In Alaska , people close the window in the bathroom. Russians go skating. -75° - Polar bears start moving south. Hell freezes. Russians wear gloves. -90° - Finnish special services evacuate Santa Claus from Lapland . Russians wear earmuff hats. -100° - Lawyers put their hands in their own pockets. -173° - Ethyl alcohol freezes. Russians are unhappy. -459.4°F - Absolute zero, atomic movement stops. Russians wear boots. -459.5° - 99% of the planet is dead. Russian soccer team becomes the world champions.
