Archive for January 7th, 2010
freeze frames
the coldest city in the world:
Oymyakon (a village in Oymyakonsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia)
- More than 210,000 people live there, despite a constant state of permafrost, and temperatures in the winter which average about -40C.
- Residents reportedly leave their vehicles running all day.
- Warn visitors against wearing glasses outside, as they will freeze to a person’s face.
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(from here)
