Sunday, January 18, 2009

"Feels Like" Jibba-Jabba

At this time of the year the thought of even snowmen shivering is hardly inconceivable.  It is cold outside.  But how cold is it?  Thanks to some fella named Fahrenheit we are blessed with a measure of temperature, but that isn't enough for some people.  For some, knowing it is 14 degrees outside fails to alert them sufficiently to bundle up.  These information craving fiends need more; they need to know what it "feels like."

"Well, it is five degrees out, but it feels like negative two."  What?  If it really feels colder than what one would expect five degrees to feel like, maybe they should re-calibrate their expectations to accommodate reality.  Wind chill I understand, but I just can't get down with "feels like."  I'm sorry.

And I am not a licensed meteorologist (or cosmetologist for that matter) so please enlighten me if I'm missing something.

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