Ísland og allir hinir

+15°C / 59°F
This is as warm as it gets in Iceland, so we'll start here.
People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves.
The Icelanders are out in the sun, getting a tan.

+10°C / 50°F
The French are trying in vain to start their central heating.
The Icelanders plant flowers in their gardens.

+5°C / 41°F
Italian cars won't start.
The Icelanders are cruising in Saab cabriolets.

0°C / 32°F
Distilled water freezes.
The water in Hvita river gets a little thicker.

-5°C / 23°F
People in California almost freeze to death.
The Icelanders have their final barbecue before winter.

-10°C / 14°F
The Brits start the heat in their houses.
The Icelanders start using long sleeves.

-20°C / -4°F
The Aussies flee from Mallorca.
The Icelanders end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.

-30°C / -22°F
People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth.
The Icelanders start drying their laundry indoors.

-40°C / -40°F
Paris start cracking in the cold.
The Icelanders stand in line at the hotdog stands.

-50°C / -58°F
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole.
The Icelanders navy postpones their winter survival training awaiting real
winter weather.

-60°C / -76°F
Myvatn freezes.
The Icelanders rent a movie and stay indoors.

-70°C / -94°F
Santa moves south.
The Icelanders get frustrated since they can't store their Brennivin
outdoors.
The Icelanders navy goes out on winter survival training.

-183°C / -297.4°F
Microbes in food don't survive.
The Icelandic cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.

-273°C / -459.4°F
ALL atom-based movement halts.
The Icelanders start saying "it's cold outside today."

-300°C / -508°F
Hell freezes over,
Iceland wins the Eurovision Song Contest.

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