There are people in abundance who love winters and actually wait for it every year. Many people also cherish their experience of playing in the snow as children. The winter used to be fun for adult people as well despite having the frustration of weather’s impact on everyday life. However, there are few who would be knowing that sometimes winter becomes so cold that the eyelashes also freezes.
It is so cold in Russia’s village Oymyakon that temperatures of -62 degrees Celsius have been officially recorded. The temperature was recorded at the “pole of cold” weather station. But, the other thermometers are suggesting that it colder than what was recorded at the weather station. Few thermometers suggest that the temperatures have actually plummeted to mind-boggling -67 degrees Celsius.
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For your information, the lowest temperature recorded on the ground in Northern Hemisphere was – 67.7 degrees Celsius. Amidst such a cold conditions, it is advisable to people that if they want themselves away from hyperthermia then they should step out outdoors only when it becomes an absolute necessity.
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However, there is no dearth of brave people in the world. There are few tourists from China who decided to go for swimming in the extreme cold conditions. It is also a surprise that not all the places in the village are frozen. The spring Yeyemu remains ice-free despite the record cold temperatures. It remains a mystery why the water does not freeze in spring Yeyemu.
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The tourists took a dip in the spring Yeyemu and once they came out if it, they realized that their eyelashes have been frost over. There is local journalist with the name of Elena Pototskaya who was surprised and annoyed at the Chinese tourists’ decision to swim in spring Yeyemu. He wrote, “Today at the Pole of Cold in Oymyakon – in a 65-degree frost – Chinese tourists swim in the ice-free spring Yeyemu. This does not freeze even in severe frosts in Oymyakon. Horror – us locals are afraid to go out in such a cold. And here… the tourists are swimming …”
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In order to let the tourists know about the present temperature, the locals of the village Oymyakon had installed a thermometer. That thermometer broke at -62 degrees Celsius. It suggests that the residents’ recording of -67 degrees Celsius might well be true. “It broke because it was too cold,” reported The Siberian Times.
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It is the spirit of the place that it continued to live life normally despite shockingly cold temperatures. Life was normal in the regional capital of Yakutsk, which also happens to be the coldest city in the world. The video that is shown below showcases a fully operational fish market at the temperature of -50 degrees Celsius.
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The video was recorded by local resident Vladimir Danilov and he said that filming the video was tough for him as the temperatures were extreme. He said, “While filming the trading stalls my hands froze to wild pain. And sellers stand here all day long. How do they warm themselves?”
Photographer Petr Chugunov got very excited to see the beautiful surroundings which was a result of the extreme temperatures. He did not wanted to let it go undocumented. He then forced a ballerina to perform in the temperatures of -41 degrees Celsius.
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This year, Russia is not the only country which made headlines due to extreme cold temperatures. Around a week back, a picture of Chinese boy sitting in an exam when the temperature was – 9 degrees Celsius. The temperature caused his hair to freeze in the cold conditions. It was really amusing to the other students in the classroom. The 10 years old boy was then called “Snowflake Boy”.
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The snowflake boy’s name has not been disclosed. He studies in third grade at Zhuanshanbao primary school in Xinjie Township, China. The photo showing his frozen hair was taken by school’s headmaster Fu Heng. Fu also took picture of the boy’s hand. He said, “It was the first day of their final exams. The temperatures dropped to minus nine degrees Celsius in about 30 minutes that morning.”
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Fu said that the boy actually lives at some distance from the rural school. As per him, the boy needed to walk for an hour to get to school every day. The boy lives with his siblings and elderly relatives in a mud hut. His parents lived in the city in quest of higher wages.
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As the school is based in rural area, there is not much fund available to provide heaters in classrooms. The school only provides breakfast to the students. Now, as the photo has become viral, there is high chances that there will be more facilities in the school.
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Since the time picture went viral on social media, a whopping amount of 2,159,100.58 yuan (£245,000/$336,000) has been donated to the school by Chinese people. People admired the dedication of the child towards his education. “Study hard to change your destiny. I believe you can,” wrote one user on Weibo.
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