norwegiansandtemperature Norwegians and Temperature

+15°C / 59°F This is as warm as it gets in Norway, so we'll start here. People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves. The Norwegians are out in the sun, getting a tan.

+10°C / 50°F The French are trying in vain to start their central heating. The Norwegians plant flowers in their gardens.

+5°C / 41°F Italian cars won't start. The Norwegians are cruising in cabriolets.

0°C / 32°F Distilled water freezes. The water in Oslo Fjord gets a little thicker.

-5°C / 23°F People in California almost freeze to death. The Norwegians have their final barbecue before winter.

-10°C / 14°F The Brits start the heat in their houses. The Norwegians start using long sleeves.

-20°C / -4°F The Aussies flee from Mallorca. The Norwegians end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.

-30°C / -22°F People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth. The Norwegians start drying their laundry indoors.

-40°C / -40°F Paris start cracking in the cold. The Norwegians stand in line at the hotdog stands.

-50°C / -58°F Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole. The Norwegian army postpones its winter survival training to wait for proper winter weather.

-70°C / -94°F The false Santa moves south. The Norwegian army goes out on winter survival training.

-183°C / -297.4°F Microbes in food don't survive. The Norwegian cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.

-273°C / -459.4°F ALL atom-based movement halts. The Norwegians start saying "Faen, det er kaldt ute idag." Meaning "Damn, it's cold outside today".

-300°C / -508°F Hell freezes over. Jahn Teigen wins the Eurovision Song Contest. Mil etter mil etter mih-iiiil!