Thursday, December 4, 2025

The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart


50° Fahrenheit (10° C)
· Californians shiver uncontrollably.
· Canadians plant gardens.
35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C)
· Italian Cars won't start.
· Canadians drive with the windows down.
32° Fahrenheit (0° C)
· American water freezes.
· Canadian water gets thicker.
0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C)
· New York City landlords finally turn on the heat.
· Canadians have the last cookout of the season.
-60° Fahrenheit (-51° C)
· Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
· Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.
-109.9° Fahrenheit (-78.5° C)
· Carbon dioxide freezes to make dry ice.
· Canadians pull down their earflaps.
-173° Fahrenheit (-114° C)
· Ethyl alcohol freezes.
· Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.
-459.67° Fahrenheit (-273.15° C)
· Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.
· Canadians start saying "Cold, eh?"
-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C)
· Hell freezes over.
· The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.

The last one makes me smile, as that is so true!!!

6 comments:

Amy said...

I never comment but have to point out my favorite. -40 which is the same on both charts. I always loved putting that on temperature conversion tests.

Magpie's Mumblings said...

This is funny! And in some ways very true too.

Jackie said...

So funny, and as said before some are completely true.

God bless.

Anne in the kitchen said...

Funny!

Dreaming said...

Thanks for the giggles...both hubby and Enjoyed them.

William Kendall said...

Rest assured, the last will never happen.

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