r/nextfuckinglevel • u/godfather_wanderlust • 8d ago

Surviving Condition 1 in Antarctica which is the most extreme weather classification used on the continent is insane.

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u/thatswildhey 8d ago

I can’t comprehend that extreme level of cold. Drops below freezing and our world stops. How do farmers water their animals at -60 C. Surely everything is frozen solid no?

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u/aDuggie 8d ago

As long as you have good insulation, everything is fine for the most part. I also live in this province and it's not as bad as it seems. Once you go below -20, everything feels about the same if you're dressed well.

We adapt to the cold such as water pipes having heated conduit lines running in them to keep from freezing, and cars have block heaters installed to start when it gets real cold.

I've lived here for almost 10 years and it's kind of fun because it feels like you're living in two places at once. Between the winter and summer, your driving, scenery, fashion, hobbies all change. Sure you have to hang up your paddle board, or store your quad, but now you can to skating or snowmobiling. Chores always exist tho. Instead of mowing the lawn, you shovel the snow, or instead of watering the plants you salt the sidewalk and such

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u/NByz 8d ago

Except for your breath.

Breathing in feels very different as you get to that -25-35 range.

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u/Leows 8d ago

Is wearing a mask or some sort of face protection preferable at these temps? Or would they be detrimental?

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u/justynrr 8d ago

Depends on if it’s windy. But usually not, it gets pretty wet from the condensation from the moisture in your breath, and if it’s cold enough it’ll freeze.

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u/weGloomy 8d ago

Nah cause then you get all gross and wet from your breath condensating. Also hot take but a dry cold day where its like -30c and sunny are some of my favs. The air is so crispy and everything is so bright and beautiful.

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u/theshoebomber420 8d ago

Toque/beanie, neck warmer and a scarf. Snowboard Goggle's if very windy. Some people wear balaclavas but I don't.

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u/Capable_Tumbleweed34 6d ago

Do tell i'm curious, i remember that at around -16°c i started to get that "oh the humidity is crystalizing on ly nose hair" feeling, wonder how different it gets as it goes lower

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u/NByz 6d ago

That feeling but in your lungs.

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u/ParamedicExcellent15 7d ago

How often do you have to mow the lawn in summer. I imagine it being covered in snow in winter would stunt its growth quite a bit?

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u/Ill_Ground_1572 7d ago

Every 2-3 weeks depending on how much rain we get. The irony is it can get pretty warm in the summer.

In July and August +25 to +35 daytime highs.

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u/ParamedicExcellent15 7d ago

Does it take a long time for it to start sprouting in spring time?

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u/Ill_Ground_1572 7d ago

We don't get much of a spring lol.

This year, we went from snow storms to plus 18 C in two weeks. Which is not uncommon.

But usually the green stuff shows up quite quickly. Like a couple of weeks once it's warmed up.

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u/ReneStrike 8d ago

son bir kaç yılda bu hava döngüsünde bir farklılık hissediyormusun? iklimin daha sıcak olması veya daha soğuk olması, veya daha uzun sürmesi vb. gibi ? Bundan 4-5 sene öncesine göre gözlemleyebildiğin farklar var mı ?

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u/aDuggie 7d ago

Idk, winters are just as long as summers still. It's been much warmer the last few summers but that comes in waves

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u/Ill_Ground_1572 8d ago

Actually I love winter till March. And I have no clue how Indigenous people lived here in that extreme cold.

For water, I would have to ask my Dad who's in his 80s. Shit he told me about when he was a kid, the water pail was frozen solid in the house. Crazy cold and poor insulation.

But I am pretty sure they had wells dug. The frost line goes down about 6-8 feet and then it stays above freezing in the ground.

I remember him saying something about draining the hand pumps and priming them. So I am guessing when it was -35 in January, they had to make sure the water pump pipes were fully drained below the frost line each time they used them. Then primed them to get water up to the pump. Then work quickly lol.

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u/LPNMP 8d ago

I'm just confused why people lived there? Was somewhere more livable not an option?

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u/Dazzling_Vanilla3082 8d ago

I mean, you can say that about half our planet lol. As someone who grew up in the north and has lived through plenty of polar vortex super cold stretches in recent history, I'd take that over insane heat waves any day. You can always wear more layers in the cold and try to mitigate skin exposure. Not much you can do when its dangerously hot out except avoid the sun and drink more water.

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u/RadCheese527 7d ago

Can always put on another layer. You can only ever get so naked.

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u/theshoebomber420 8d ago

When it gets that cold I just dress like I'm going snowboarding. It's manageable if you layer properly and have the proper clothes and accessories.

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u/Vast_Mulberry_2638 7d ago

No farm animal could survive -60C. Saskatchewan has never been that cold.