Ten Things You Might Not Know About Extreme Weather-- Part 4

8. MARK TWAIN probably never said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was in San Francisco." There is no evidence. //// The Coast Guard's ice breaker POLAR STAR, which recently rescued ships stuck in sea ice near Antarctica, can cruise at 3 knots an hour through ice six-feet thick. And it could clear a path through 21-feet thick ice if needed. //// 40 below zero could either be Celcius or Fahrenheit because at that temperature the two are the same. //// Another Great Article From the Intrepid ResearchersMark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer. And, You Thought the Winter This Year Was Bad. You Could Always Get Hit On teh Head by a Bowling Ball-Sized Hailstone. --Cooter