5 Nov
2003
5 Nov
'03
7:46 p.m.
For those who have never visited Fairbanks, there is a phenomena observed at -15C and lower known as "square tire". The rubber in tires of parked vehicles will become stiff and freeze into position, making the vehicle impossible to move without destroying the tires.
The coldest recorded temperature in North America was -63C in Snag, Yukon on 3 February 1947. On the same day, in Tanacross, Alaska, -59.4C was recorded.
Of course there have been times that my wife has dropped the temperature below -63C with one of her looks :-(
I could make a joke here about destroying onesself if you tried to move from one of those looks too. :) Instead, I'll just say, "Don't let her look at your car like that." DJ