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Re: cooling systems
From: "W.D. McKinney" <dee () akwireless net>
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 14:28:43 -0900
On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 13:31, Joe Abley wrote:
On 5 Nov 2003, at 15:42, Eric Kuhnke wrote: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 :-( D
-15C is a normal daytime winter temperature in Southwestern Ontario; a very cold day might approach -30C. There are a fabulous number of places in Canada where the temperature remains below -15C for weeks and months at a time. I haven't been here (in Southwestern Ontario) that long, but I think if there was some danger that tyres would rip off my wheels when I drove off in the morning, someone would have tried to sell me something by now. It is hard to believe that tyres used in Alaska would cease to be useful at only -15C. That's not even cold, really. Shirt and sandals weather. Joe
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