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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 371073" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We watched that here last year. Fascinating. It doesn't get that cold anywhere in Australia, so it can be hard for us to understand. </p><p></p><p>We did have a -30C freezer where I used to work. We had to have big safety signs everywhere because Aussies just have no idea about the cold. My boss wanted a lot of ice in a hurry so he lowered a bucket of water into the freezer for half an hour (yes, he was an idiot). At least he used heavy gloves to get the bucket out, but the bucket itself shattered as it reached the room temperature air (in the cold the plastic reached the glass transition point), and he just managed to get the mess to the sink. Over the next hour this giant ice block kept shattering as it warmed up. The ice itself, that is. The bucket was by this stage in pieces on the floor.</p><p></p><p>I remember a quote from somewhere about temperatures of 40 below. A question was asked, "Do you mean Celsius or Fahrenheit?"</p><p>The laconic answer was, "First one, then t'other."</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 371073, member: 1991"] We watched that here last year. Fascinating. It doesn't get that cold anywhere in Australia, so it can be hard for us to understand. We did have a -30C freezer where I used to work. We had to have big safety signs everywhere because Aussies just have no idea about the cold. My boss wanted a lot of ice in a hurry so he lowered a bucket of water into the freezer for half an hour (yes, he was an idiot). At least he used heavy gloves to get the bucket out, but the bucket itself shattered as it reached the room temperature air (in the cold the plastic reached the glass transition point), and he just managed to get the mess to the sink. Over the next hour this giant ice block kept shattering as it warmed up. The ice itself, that is. The bucket was by this stage in pieces on the floor. I remember a quote from somewhere about temperatures of 40 below. A question was asked, "Do you mean Celsius or Fahrenheit?" The laconic answer was, "First one, then t'other." Marg [/QUOTE]
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