Two things (or scenarios if you will) come to mind when I contemplate the extremes of hot and cold. In the first, it’s the middle of winter and you flip on the weather as a big storm is building in the area, finding a reporter that seems to have just graduated junior high. They’re visibly excited by the impending explosion of the white stuff, as they’re an avid skier, sledder, and snowman-builder. They finish up their report with a brief “back to you in the studio Stacy”. Stacy then smiles into the camera with super-white teeth and then scrunches up her face and says “Ooh, I am not looking forward to that. They can keep it. Every bit of it!”
The second scenario happens on the strip in Las Vegas. The heat is such that you can feel it pulsating from the sidewalk in waves across your face. As you stand with other bystanders watching the sweet Bellagio fountains, you say “wow, is it hot or what out?” to no one in particular. Out of the blue, the stranger next to you pipes up with “oh, but it’s a dry heat”.
How many times have you experienced those scenarios in your life?
For today’s “This…or That”, I thought I’d present a poll on whether you can take the heat or would rather be left out in the cold here on Moteventure.
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THE QUOTES:
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
Harry S. Truman
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Fire and ice, you come on like a flame, then you turn a cold shoulder.
Pat Benatar
Cold is merciless. It shows you where you are. What you are.
Wim Hof
The supernova sun would be cooler than the fire lighting our desire.
Missy Lyons
A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.
Marilyn Monroe
THE FASCINATING FACTS:
- The hottest man-made temperature ever recorded is 7.2 trillion degrees fahrenheit, or about four billion degrees celsius.
- Greenland was colonized by people from Iceland in 986.
- A very notable fact is that Fahrenheit and Celsius are equal at -40 degrees.
- The biggest song in history directly mentioning a word related to heat is “Night Fever” by the BeeGees.
- The most famous ice sculpture festival happens annually in Harbin, China.
- Most arsonists are male (86%) and half of all intentional fires are started by children.
- The first ice cubes were created by American physician and humanitarian John Gorrie in 1844.
- The Chicago Fire of 1871 (otherwise known as The Great Chicago Fire) started on 8th of October 1871 and burned till 10th of October 1871.
- Cold treatment reduces blood flow to an injured area. This slows the rate of inflammation and reduces the risk of swelling and tissue damage.
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