Yep, everything. It actually looks nice. Don't see ice too much in central Texas.
I had to drive about 20 MPH coming home from work b/c I was sliding around. I don't see how people live in this shit for months at a time.
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Yep, everything. It actually looks nice. Don't see ice too much in central Texas.
I had to drive about 20 MPH coming home from work b/c I was sliding around. I don't see how people live in this shit for months at a time.
I heard all about this on the news, it's causing a good amount of problems eh?
We use rock salt to melt the ice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
I always found it strange that table salt will make ice water, or slush even colder, but rock salt will do the opposite. :wacko:Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234We use rock salt to melt the ice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
When I said I don't know how you guys do it, I wasn't being literal. :P
I just couldn't live in weather like that. It's just miserable. It's only like 28 here and it sucks - too cold to do anything.
My aunt sent me an email some 2-3 days ago saying it was -3 in Denver, not including the wind chill. :pinch:
No way. Screw that.
The pics were beautiful though. :O
Well..with the future "global cooling," you better get use to it.
You can avert it all, burn more fossil fuels.
I'm not surprised you find it strange, because that's not what happens :wacko:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
i'm larfing way too much hereQuote:
Originally Posted by BarbarossaI'm not surprised you find it strange, because that's not what happens :wacko:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
She must live in the warm part of town.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
On the south side it's been in the minus double digits the past few nights and hasn't broken into the teens during the day.
"Screw that" is exactly how I feel, too.
Yes it does.Quote:
Originally Posted by BarbarossaI'm not surprised you find it strange, because that's not what happens :wacko:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
Watch Myth-Busters on Discovery. They start with the question of, "Will a freezer cool a 6-pack faster than a fridge" Then they went even further to determine what will cool a sixer the quickest. Results after a few minutes?
The beer in ice was at 57 degrees.
The beer in ice water was 44 degrees.
The beer in in salt water was 35.9 degrees.
The beer in in the freezer was 55 degrees.
The beer in the fridge was 60 degrees.
Why was the beer in the salt water the coolest? Because the salt drops the freezing point of the water to 24 degrees. Fact. ;)
We seem to have gotten you to stop watching YouTube for your news updates, but you're still spouting off things you don't know. :dabs:
You are a braver soul than me, sir. :yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by clockerShe must live in the warm part of town.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
On the south side it's been in the minus double digits the past few nights and hasn't broken into the teens during the day.
"Screw that" is exactly how I feel, too.
I'm enjoying balmy 7F temps. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by clockerShe must live in the warm part of town.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
On the south side it's been in the minus double digits the past few nights and hasn't broken into the teens during the day.
"Screw that" is exactly how I feel, too.
You guys should all be aware that by complaining, you are only aggravating the, um, global warming problem.
Do your part and STFU. :D
I'm not disputing that fact, you fucking retard, I'm disputing the other thing you said. The "rock salt will do the opposite" garbage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
What the fuck are you talking about? :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
It's not garbage you idiot. Rock salt melts ice. Are you actually disputing that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbarossa
That says it all. 24 degrees is colder than freezing yet the salt water is just starting to freeze.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
So it would also melt ice at 25 degrees F.
Agreed. El Nino has nothing at all to do with global warming and since it's warm as fuck up here there shouldn't be weird coolness elsewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by j2k4I'm enjoying balmy 7F temps. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by clocker
You guys should all be aware that by complaining, you are only aggravating the, um, global warming problem.
Do your part and STFU. :D
It should be warm across the board and stuff.
No I'm not disputing that you prat. salt melts the ice because when dissolved in water it lowers the freezing temperature of water. Regardless of whether it's rock salt or any other sort of salt. :frusty:Quote:
Originally Posted by SkizoIt's not garbage you idiot. Rock salt melts ice. Are you actually disputing that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbarossa
In fact, anything dissolved in water lowers the freezing temperature of water.
This is really basic stuff, skizo. :idunno:
Which is also an excellent way to melt your car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234
Its this statement that don't make sense,salt melts ice,wether rock or table.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkizoI always found it strange that table salt will make ice water, or slush even colder, but rock salt will do the opposite. :wacko:Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234
When I said I don't know how you guys do it, I wasn't being literal. :P
I just couldn't live in weather like that. It's just miserable. It's only like 28 here and it sucks - too cold to do anything.
My aunt sent me an email some 2-3 days ago saying it was -3 in Denver, not including the wind chill. :pinch:
No way. Screw that.
The pics were beautiful though. :O
I know but it's not my choice. They spread that shit everywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by clockerWhich is also an excellent way to melt your car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234
The best defense is to oil spray the car yearly or, for the very finicky, put it in storage for the winter.
In upstate Michigan where my brother lives it's very common for folks to buy a beater car just for winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234
Get it cheap, make sure it has snow tires and just run it till it rusts out from under you.
Or drive a snowmobile.
I was amazed to see how busy his carwashes were in the winter months...people were washing nearly everyday day, trying to mitigate the effects of the road salt.
It's snowing! :w00t:
prove it! build a snowman then show us a pic.
The trees looked pretty this morning. We poured boiling water over the steps and swept it just so that we could actually use them.
It's not snowing nearly enough for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien5
I've never made a snowman before. :cry:
Proof here though - http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/?SecID=1
I really do wish it that storm would go a couple hundred miles south instead. I wanna see some snow.
i wish it would snow here
Don't you get plenty of snow there? :unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien5
very rarely in london, they get it around the countryside in the outish parts of london.
Really? I would have thought you guys would get lots of snow.
It's cold enough right? And I know you get lots of precipitation.
no its too warm now, we will get snow in the summer, just to piss everyone off in their vacation :blink:
Oh my God! :O :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
beater car = hooptie?:unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by clockerIn upstate Michigan where my brother lives it's very common for folks to buy a beater car just for winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234
Get it cheap, make sure it has snow tires and just run it till it rusts out from under you.
We like those around these parts for driving to work also. Keep the luxury car for trips, weekends, and special outings.
Oh gosh, dearie, you have to buy a plane ticket north right now!Quote:
Originally Posted by SkizoIt's not snowing nearly enough for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien5
I've never made a snowman before. :cry:
Proof here though - http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/?SecID=1
I'm from Texas. If we get snow, it melts when it touches the ground, except on rare occasions. Even then, it's maybe an inch or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234Oh my God! :O :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
I've been outside of Texas and into the snow plenty of times, even to the Alps, but I've never built a snowman. Am I missing out on fun er what?
You suck.
Texas gets ice and sleet while the mid-atlantic and NorthEast gets shitty summer weather.. Bull.
Yup! You've got to build a snowman at least once in your life. Do it the next chance you get. :01:Quote:
Originally Posted by SkizoI'm from Texas. If we get snow, it melts when it touches the ground, except on rare occasions. Even then, it's maybe an inch or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234
I've been outside of Texas and into the snow plenty of times, even to the Alps, but I've never built a snowman. Am I missing out on fun er what?
:pinch: That'll freeze and turn to ice and then you'll slip on it and break your collarbone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadowfire
Sprinkle some rock salt on the steps ASAP, n00b :P
Noooooo!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbarossa:pinch: That'll freeze and turn to ice and then you'll slip on it and break your collarbone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadowfire
Sprinkle some rock salt on the steps ASAP, n00b :P
Rock salt has the opposite effect to normal salt. Everyone knows that.
That looks fake.Quote:
Originally Posted by 100%
See there's no ice on the roof of the building nor any on the trees in the background.