Describe -35
 

I notice Calgary is -20 today, but feels like -35 according to the weather report. What does this actually feel like? Are frozen eyeballs an issue? How long can one spend outside before expiring in this temperature?!

Re: Describe -35
 

If you were in Ontario in December, you would remember:)

After the first minute it doesnt feel so bad....thats the numbness. Its only as you warm up again the pain starts.

Dont think your eyes actually freeze, it just feels that way.

If you dress appropriately you can survive for a while outside, its just a bit cumbersome thats all. Think Michelin Man :)

Re: Describe -35
 

Don’t worry, it will be a “dry cold” in Calgary, better than the “damp cold” I suppose we get in Ontario. At least that’s what Westerners always say. I’m not sure what the difference is – anyone here able to explain?

Re: Describe -35
 

I believe I was very conveniently away last time our temps got that low. I have a wondrous ability to organize vacations around major freezes.

I shall invest in some trendy thermal outfits to minimise the numbness and pain of which you speak! :D

Re: Describe -35
 

I experienced minus 50 celsius with minus 70 windchill in Montreal many years ago. After a minute or two I lost feeling to parts of my face that were exposed to the wind. You can feel the hairs in your nostrils stick together when you breathe through your nose. Your eyes hurt forcing you to squint. When your frost bitten toes warm up it is indeed very painful.

Re: Describe -35
 

-32 here today - actual temp, not windchill! feels OK - like the previous poster said, you can feel your nasal hair freezing to the sides of your nose! Very crisp, very sunny - just lovely!!

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Damp cold chills the bones so you never get warm again - or that's how it feels like to me. ;)

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Can't wait to experience the wonders of frozen nasal hair! :(

Re: Describe -35
 

damp cold = hypothermia

dry cold = frost bite

Re: Describe -35
 

What about people, like me, who wear soft contact lenses - presumably they'd freeze like little crisps onto my eyeballs. I feel that may be a tad painful. :eek:

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Just got in from 2 and 1/2 hours helping a friend deliver mail (in and out of car). Soft contacts did not freeze, one ear froze after 3 minutes in the wind but warmed up again in car (note; find touque next time) wore thermal glove liners so no frozen digits and noticed that my Doc Martens soles froze solid. :scared:

Re: Describe -35
 

Well, 'ball-freezing, cheek-chapping, skin-peeling, soul-destroying end-of-the-world misery' would do for starters.

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I've been outside wearing soft contacts many, many times with temperatures down to minus 30 and nothing has happened to them. I've never heard of that happening to anyone actually - I suppose they are attached to your eyes which keep the heat?

I knew Montreal was horribly cold, but minus 50, wow...I thought the Yukon held the record-breaking temperature of minus 54, I guess Montreal is not far behind!

Re: Describe -35
 

Gas permeables can freeze and stick. Made that mistake in Northern Ontario a few years back. Took a warm shower immediately I got back inside and two weeks of ointments and antiobiotics to fix the scratchiness.

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I just went for a short walk, simply curious to experience the nose hair freezing thing :p

I was wearing a longsleeved T-shirt, with a hoody over, and a coat I bought in Debenhams before I left UK! I had warmish, fleece-lined pants and snow boots form Tchibo (ie NOT really meant for -25 degs) I wore a ski-toque and a neck-tube I'd bought from a ski-shop near Portsmouth, and some nice mitts my auntie had sent from NS some years ago, but were always too warm to wear in England!

I was out for about 15-20 mins.... at least 10 mins too long for comfort :p

I did get the freezing nose hairs, but then said nose started to run, which was interesting. I'd pulled my scarf thing up over my nose, but this caused my breath to freeze on my glasses so I couldn't see! My eyes started to water too, when I headed into the wind, and this I found rather worrying ... plus it made my nose run more :eek:

I was mostly fairly warm and cosy apart from my cheeks which got very sore, and still tingle a bit.

I usually wear soft contacts for skiing, but then I wear goggles in cold weather, so haven't had the problem of them freezing.

Have come to the conclusion that, given a choice one should curl up in front of a nice fire with a good book, on a day like this, and admire the sunshine and sparkly snow from INDOORS. :D