hop your way through seemingly unrelated tidbits of knowledge (throwing stones unecessary)
Bring your scarf, hat, gloves, polar fleece, boots, long underwear, parka and wool sweater … twice, if you are going to visit Vostok, Antarctica . The place claims the coldest recorded temperature on earth with a record low of –129 degrees Fahrenheit on June 21, 1983 .
And then, if you were to strip naked, it still might not keep you cool in El Azizia , Libya , which holds the title for the hottest place on earth. Temperatures soar up to 145 degrees Fahrenheit in the sun at the Dallol Depression, an area of desert in northern Africa .
In Chicago , it is illegal to eat in an establishment that is on fire, according to city law. Think twice before eating in a restaurant that's literally smoking.
And while we're talking about record temperatures, it was 109 at Midway Airport in 1934, the highest temperature ever recorded at any Chicago location. At that time, however, Midway was not Chicago 's official observatory, if you actually give a damn.
Some people have ego trips and like to tell other people what to do. Some people have ego trips and are let into political office where they rule the minions like tyrants. And some people have egos and they think they can take over the weather … the people at Dyno-O-Mat created some concoction of chemicals that they threw over a developing storm, which they claim then dispersed. The proof is debatable, but it's called Dyno-Storm, and if it ends up working, yes, these people are on their way to taking over the world.
Anchorage is about to claim its first Ice Hotel, a hotel made almost wholly from ice. The hotel is carved out of ice, the ice bar serves its drinks in ice glasses and for only $1,067, you can stay for three nights in one of their ice rooms, maintained at the comfortable temperature of 28 degrees Fahrenheit. Something tells me they make you sign a waiver of liability for frostbite.
An optical mirage is an image of an object that appears to be in a location other than the correct one. Objects appear out of place, usually in a desert or at sea, as the result of abnormal atmospheric conditions.
In the case of a mirage at sea, the denser layers of air are next to the cool surface of the water, and the reflection takes place in the atmosphere above. Thus, the object appears distorted, elongated and suspended in the air, producing a so-called looming effect. Mirages that cause objects to be seen over the horizon are called superior mirages.