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Originally Posted by theropod
I still play Zuma. I love it. It's so addicting.
I'm shocked that a place near NY would reach -30C. How did it feel? The air and all....
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It's in New York State, but it's not near NYC (which only reached -13C lat night). It's about 400km north of the city, up in the mountains. It's closer to Montreal, Canada.
At -30C:
when you walk outside, you can feel the air entering all the way down your throat and it makes you cough a little if you're not used to it.
You can't leave any skin exposed for more than 30 min or so. Otherwise it will go numb and get frostbitten without you even noticing. I got frostbite on the tip of my nose and on the skin on the back of my ankles and wrists.
The inner lining of your nose freezes right away, and so it feels like something is pinching the inside your nostrils.
Your breath appears thick and gray (like you're smoking), and it doesn't fully dissipate into the air for 10-20 seconds.
The cold will penetrate through very thick gloves and several layers of clothing very quickly. I was wearing thick Thinsulate gloves and my fingers were already numb in 5 minutes or so (sometimes it's better to keep hands in pockets).
I walked around for 40 min. Despite wearing three layers on top and two on bottom, I was still shivering vigorously. The cold penetrated the two bottom layers, and my skin under the clothes became very cold and almost painful.
The air is very dry at these temps. My lips dried out.
Even after coming back inside, I was shaking and almost hypothermic. Quite uncomfortable.
Despite these shortcomings, I still enjoyed it very much
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New York State in the Adirondacks? It can record some of the coldest temperatures in the continental US at times, and at least all of the Northeast.