[NCC-1701]

-35 degrees in International Falls is nothing. I saw something on History or Discovery the other night about REALLY COLD places. They said the coldest it’s ever been recorded on Earth is in Russia at Vladisvostok. The temp there was recorded as MINUS 135 degrees. Said it was colder than dry ice and that steel becomes so brittle it shatters. Now THAT’S cold!

But, I don’t envy Minnesotans one bit. That’s way too cold form me. I always try to think of the practical problems having to deal with that kind of cold. There has to be many. I’m a southern boy and like a little warmth.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Taconite Harbor, about January 12, 1992. I helped fuel the Masabi Miner on her last trip downbound for the season (the Sault locks closed Jan 15.) Subbing for one of our guys who was in the hospital, I had two layers of clothes and a snow mobile suit on and probably too much coffee. It was 25 below with a 20 mph breeze. Thought I was gonna die...

[jacquej]

What about those of us in Minnesota that have to take our dogs out?

This is my first winter here, and I am not sure it is a good idea, but mine won’t go in the house, even on a Pee Pad.

[DuncanWaring]

They said the coldest it’s ever been recorded on Earth is in Russia at Vladisvostok. The temp there was recorded as MINUS 135 degrees.

If that's what they said, they were wrong.

The official record for "coldest temperature" is -128.6^o F at Vostok, Antarctica.