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Subject: RE: 40 below is 40 below (was:Re: [Leica] Re: Toronto and bloody cold )
From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 19:16:04 -0700

Well guys it's -39.3c here right now and with the windchill it's -49.6c. I
was out this afternoon photographing Canadian Eskimo Dogs (who seemed to
think the temperature was just right) for the NY Times. Either way, I can
tell you it's bloody cold!!

Tim A

Yellowknife,
Northwest Territories.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Guy Bennett
> Sent: December 8, 2000 4:18 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: 40 below is 40 below (was:Re: [Leica] Re: Toronto and
> bloody cold )
>
>
> >On Fri, 08 December 2000, Brougham wrote:
> >
> >> Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net> wrote:
> >> > to a southern californian, the above is downright frightful.
> >> > should it dip down to about 40 at night around here, the next day,
> >> all
> >> > one can talk about is the harsh winter we're being subjected to...
> >>
> >> Keep in mind, that they're talking about temps in Celsius not in
> >> Farenheit when they're talking about 40 below...
> >>
> >
> >40 below is the point where the two scales cross.
> >
> >-40C = -40F
> >
> >Doug Herr
>
>
> no matter how you calculate it, -40 is -40 a *cold* so. cal. winter!
>
> guy