Siberian Winters

[Donhollio]

 Well since were talking about surviving in the cold, as kids we ( yes that's right) would often head out to play in a 2250-2450 windchill.  Those numbers are the metric version of measuring windchill. Watts per square metre of exposed skin. So say if you had a square metre of exposed skin ( don't ask me why you would) and the wind chill was 2400 , it means you'd need to generate 2400 watts of energy to keep the windchill away  
 Yeah it sounds confusing, but we just applied the number to how cold it would feel without wondering why we'd be standing naked outside.  
 Some years ago they decided to change over to the temperature equivalent, which would of put our 2250 WC value at the - 50c plus range.

 

[el_guero]

you guys had all the fun!

Well since were talking about surviving in the cold, as a kids we ( yes that's right) would often head out to play in a 2250-2450 windchill.  Those numbers are the metric version of measuring windchill. Watts per square metre of exposed skin. So say if you had a square metre of exposed skin ( don't ask me why you would) and the wind chill was 2400 , it means you'd need to generate 2400 watts of energy to keep the windchill away 
 Yeah it sounds confusing, but we just applied the number to how cold it would feel without wondering why we'd be standing naked outside. 
 Some years ago they decided to change over to the temperature equivalent, which would of put our 2250 WC value at the - 50c plus range.

 

[Donhollio]

  You know we really did. 
 I always hear from others who live in a snowless landscape, complaining about the snow and the cold. Most recently Axl Rose commenting on the weather here on Wednesday when he kicked off his North American tour ( snow was melting) 
 It's all how you look at it, you can think that you'll die if you stand outside, or you can embrace it and enjoy many winter sporting activities.
 But I understand those who can't deal with a snowy day, I get the same feeling when I have been in the FSU for too long. It's all what your used to. 
 
 Now where are some winter photo's of lake Baikal ?

[TwoBitBandit]

Now where are some winter photo's of lake Baikal ?

I've been to Lake Baikal in December.  I took a train trip circling the south part of the lake.  I have a very vivid memory of standing on a train bridge looking down at a frozen lake, and another of looking at a waterfall that was at one time flowing into the lake, but was at that time frozen solid.

Irkutsk in December is, well, cold.

And the girl I went to go meet there was, well, cold.

So, there ya have it...  :

[mendeleyev]

Now where are some winter photo's of lake Baikal

They are here: http://ruadventures.com/forum/index.php?topic=5974.0