# The funny thing about Fahrenheit

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**Created:** [January 6, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funny-thing-about-fahrenheit/523902 "2010-01-06T15:11:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funny-thing-about-fahrenheit/523902/32 "2010-01-07T17:15:01Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> My pet peeve is people who talk about something in their local area, then don’t tell you what their local area is. Give it up, **Stoneburg!** 🙂
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> (-40 is friggin’ cold. Even I don’t go out walking much in that kind of temperature.)

-40 without wind is great weather for a walk. At that temperature, it’s usually sunny outside, great for the morale. The snow becomes sort of brittle and it makes a sort of a crystalline sound underfoot. I love it.

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