It’s So Cold In America And Canada That People Are Posting Photos Of Their Windows Breaking
It’s a bit nippy out there! Most of you are probably aware by now that much of North America is tight in the grip of a bone-chilling cold snap. It’s causing all kinds of chaos, cancelling festive celebrations and making the continent the coldest place in the world right now.
With the big freeze set to last for a few days yet, we at Bored Panda have decided to compile a list of the ‘coolest’ and most beautiful photos of the winter wonderland, so you don’t have to go out and risk the frostbite yourself. Scroll down below to check out the jaw-dropping pics in all their frigid, glacial glory. And don’t forget to vote for your faves!
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Making The Best Of The Cold Weather In Canada
I actually saw these sculptures (not the real frozen ramen) in front of some ramen (ramyeon) restaurants in Korea. Some of them are even moving, like the chopsticks go up and down. And, yeah, they are huge sculptures too. Very amusing to look at, so cute and funny.
Load More Replies...Ny Covered In Snow
And in the Europe - over 5-10 Celsius degrees. F**k. WHAT WE DO WRONG?!
Seriously. I'm in Utah. 15 years ago we were hosting the Winter Olympics, and this winter we've had one fruity snowstorm that was completely melted by the end of the day. I was planning on buying snow tires this winter, but there hasn't been a need! At least it's saved me money!
Load More Replies...If it weren't for the extreme cold weather this picture is very beautiful.
It Was Cold So I Gave My Dog My Jacket
awe....thats sweet and he looks adorable ! Good promo for North Face lol
You can't see because of the long sleeves, but he's giving you the finger
Niagara Falls Is Frozen
Meh! It's so cold HERE that our words froze in midair! We had to put them in a frying pan to thaw them so that we could hear what we were talking about.
To clarify: Niagara Falls is PARTLY frozen. It's very beautiful, though!
Did the person who post these either take all these photos or get permission?
Deep Freeze
Your comment reminded me of the scene in Fantasia where all the seasons are represented by fairies
Load More Replies...That is one clean window! Makes me feel really guilty about the state of mine :-D
63 Inches Of Snow In 2 Days
Alright how many STONES do you weigh? :) all in good fun
Load More Replies...If I was a kid, this would be a dream come true! I would be digging tunnels all through that snow, hiding places, turns and bends, ohhh man, me and my beagle--we'd be having the time of our lives, pretending we were little moles!
but sunny southern California have earthquakes
Load More Replies...Bills Fans Are Hardcore
They'd love to go home, but they're really just frozen to the seats. Will go home in the Spring!
Started Off The Year With A Quick Trip To St Joseph Michigan. The Arctic Weather Has The Lighthouse And Pier Frozen Solid
I remember going there a few years ago and the kids ice skating on concrete after it rained for a few days and then the tenpeacture dropped
Can anyone even get in there? I sure hope that the light stays working until thaw season.
This Flash-Frozen Fire Hydrant
"Uh, yeah, guys, it's very pretty, but my house is still on fire..."
Firefighters: TURN ON THE HYDRANT! C**P JOEY, WHAT HAPPENED THIS TIME?!
Now a dog will have to find someplace else to well you know do his doggie thing.
GEEZ! How cold does it have to be to freeze that much running water!?!?
Living The Dream
"I tell ya...it's so cold, I had to shave with an icepick! But seriously, folks..."
With it that cold you don't need to shave. Just snap the frozen hair off at any length you want it to be.
Honestly fantastic beards make me sad because I know I will never have one :(
It's So Cold In Canada That Windows Are Cracking
I had to scrape my windows from the inside with a razor to look out side !
Dang, I’ve been in -55 F (8120’, Willow Creek Pass, Clark, CO) cold enough that the plastic coating on the jumper cables shattered, but all the windows were ok. (But there was no starting the truck that day, lol)
Had that during the bad snap last year, it actually snapped floor tile as well. Still sounds like a gunshot.
It's So Cold That The Steam From The Sewer Grate Turns Into Snow
That evaporated water can change into the snow (maybe not directly) and fall down? Yep, that's how snow is made but usually a lot higher.
Load More Replies...Welcome To Canada. It's Cold
Have you considered the possibility that it's not cold at all, and that you're the Human Torch?
This is actually really interesting to see, because no one really thinks about the amount of hydration they lose in the winter since they aren't sweating. Back when I was on dialysis it always amazed me every year that I was losing the same or more water weight between treatments in the winter as he summer, despite the sameness fluid intake.
Icicles Form On The Tritons In The Forsyth Park Fountain
Ice Covers A Pansy
BRRR! What's a pansy doing blooming outside at this time of year anyway? Silly flower.
Frozen Minnehaha Falls
I live near these falls (in Minneapolis, MN). I have heard many variations of the name, but never "mini hoo-ha's". LOL, love it! (The kid's joke is, "How do you say Minihaha without laughing?" Answer: "Mini-H-A-H-A" spelled out.)
Load More Replies...I just realized that I live less than an hour away from here! Gotta love MN haha
Pancake Ice Has Formed In A Secluded Bay Near North Avenue Beach
Holy carp, that's a real thing! According to Wikipedia: "Pancake ice is a form of ice that consists of round pieces of ice with diameters ranging from 30 centimetres (12 in) to 3 metres (9.8 ft), depending on the local conditions that affect ice formation. It may have a thickness of up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in).[1] Pancake ice features elevated rims formed by piling the frazil ice/slush/etc. up the edges of pancakes when they collide, both due to random bumping into each other and because of periodic compressions at wave troughs. Pancake ice may be formed in two ways. It may be formed on water covered to some degree in slush, shuga or grease ice. Alternatively, it may be created by breaking ice rind, nilas or even gray ice in the agitated conditions.
Holy carp is right! Thanks for looking that up-who knew?!?!?
Load More Replies...The crazier thing is that this is outside my condo window and there are still plenty of joggers on the lakeshore path, brrrrrrrrr (I look down from the 28th floor at the Oak Stree Beach)
We Live In Erie, Pa, And Got 53” Of Snow In 30 Hours
What do they do with the dead? Just chuck them in the snow until spring thaw when they can dig a grave ? Man was not meant to live here.
In northern Canada graves are sometimes dug using heavy equip in the winter. Just depends how cold it's been.
Load More Replies...Meanwhile in San Diego, California: clear skies, sun, 70sº, and my $2500 mortgage.
Sheathed In The Deep Freeze
Naw thats a 300z with the words thickest antenna
Load More Replies...The car covered in all the ice notice the car in the background with no ice or snow on ot
This is why even in the state of ole Miss I have a remote car starter. Try to chisel that off yer gonna do real damage to that poor car.
The Paint For This Parking Lot Space Has Shattered
That may not be related to the cold (at least not directly). Looks like poor adhesion between the thermoplastic and the pavement when the markings were installed plus normal traffic or maybe a snow plow.
I knew thermoplastic was the problem. Just kidding-like everyone else except Dustin I had no idea what thermoplastic even existed.
Load More Replies...WOW!!! I didn't know that could happen. It will have to be repainted in the spring.
Time To Learn How To Ice-Climb
Bruce Wayne: Alfred ! Bring the ice pick! Alfred: What seems to be the problem Master Bruce Bruce Wayne: The waterfall infront of the Batcave entrance has frozen!
t looks like Minihaha falls. We climb behind the frozen falls this time of year. It's beautiful!
Load More Replies...This Is The Snow Level In Midland, Ontario Right Now. Time To Go Sledding!
They are Prepared for this type of weather in Midland Ontario .
Load More Replies...I don't want to be a buzzkill, but remember that there isn't that much snow everywhere. The snow from the road has been whiped to the side on top of the old snow, so the piles become huge. But if u take a peek behind the piles, on a field for example, there really isn't that much snow. ~35cm
A Man Removes Snow From The Sidewalk In Front Of His Home After Two Days Of Record-Breaking Snowfall In Erie, Pennsylvania
This is when you find out who the real heros are: the people who also clear paths for those who aren't able to do their own.
Boston On Ice
Wow, that brings back memories: the Pru and the JH buildings. When I was there, one winter people were walking across the Charles it was frozen so solid.
Gas, Anyone?
Well, I know Washington promised to freeze gas prices...but come on
This can't be real. Temperatures have to be extremely lower for fuel to freeze.
Not frozen gas! Gas freezes at -50F or so unless there is water contamination.
The actual gas might not have, but if the pump is frozen, you're not gonna be able to pump any gas!
Load More Replies...City Of Erie Traffic Engineering Employee Uses Compressed Air To Clear Snow From A Traffic Signal
This is a problem we didn't used to have. The old incandescent lights were much less energy efficient, but that meant that they produced more heat, preventing any such build-up of snow. I wonder what is more costly: less efficient lights, or paying someone to do this.
There are some traffic lights in cold regions which have heating elements. Either on the light itself or the whole unit. it’s pretty neat…. Unless you get s flash freeze. Then you just gotta wait a little longer for the unit to melt again (the lights melt quick enough not yo freeze. :)
Frozen Water Fountain In New York
Ok, in Nebraska, we turn off the fountains in October!! It was -27 F (32.7 C)
32.7 is really really really summer. U probably ment -32.7 C ;)
Load More Replies...The Bitterly Cold Temperatures Have Reduced The Amount Of Open Water, Concentrating Waterfowl And Eagles Alike In Those Places Where Water Is Running
For anyone who's wondering, that's at the Des Moines River in Ottumwa, Iowa.
The Thing Formerly Know At The 'Back Deck'. Still Snowing
Often times in the cold, the snow will evaporate before melting
Load More Replies...Looks like the snow was trying to get in by opening the outer door, lol. Even the snow wants out of the ... snow.
It looks as though someone's shoveling snow outside - or maybe snow is falling off the roof.
Probably someone stuck there until it melts....like a present day Encino Man
Load More Replies...Man Skis On A Street
Probably safer than driving a car.... You know how they show on the news all of those 15 car pile-ups at sloping intersections? This man is avoiding that and getting in his exercise! And maybe it's fun. I don't know, because we never get snow here in Florida....but it LOOKS like fun!
Omg this reminds me! In the Ice Storm of 1998 (Northeast US and Ontario, Canada, and some New Brunswick). We lived in rural Ontario and it took 3.5 weeks for power to be restored, and salt trucks??—yeah right. ANYWAY my dad took me ice skating on the roads in our neighburhood. It was wonderful. 🥰
Woman Stands On The Roof Of Her Car As She Brushes Off Snow In Erie, Pa
I sure hope she is not 100 pounds and won't mind the shovel marks on her car. I know this from first hand.
People Still Jogging In Sub-Zero Temperatures
and sadly doing more harm to their bodies than good. That extreme of a temp is NOT good for your lungs and you risk all sorts of injuries due to falling on ice.
Load More Replies...What does it feel like to have that much ice on one's eyelashes? I've never experienced that. I do believe, however, that I'd be pulling the ice off!
Unless they are being chased by someone with a knife there is No need
Meanwhile In Manitoba Canada
"Oh if your snowed in at work you can just stay the night and open in the morning" No joke I slept at Blockbuster for 3 nights cuz no one could make it in. But I'll be damned if people weren't still coming in to rent movies as they were on the phone with their bosses saying they were snowed in!!!
Load More Replies...Meanwhile, I'm in Newfoundland, Canada, just hanging out, coldest temp so far is -8 Celsius.. Weatherman predicting it to be +7 degrees on Friday... people say climate change isn't a thing but tell that to people getting irregular, record breaking weather all over the world.
I live in Granollers, a city near Barcelona, and today at around 2 in the afternoon it was 20 degrees Celsius! That's crazy! I mean, I know I live in a place with mild temperatures, but 20º in January is just crazy high!
Load More Replies...Lot of snow but it's not that uncommon where am from. :/ (Not the same province but the same country)
Hope this isn't a repeat of winter 96/97 ... with the Flood of the Century in spring '97.
It's Cold Outside
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaits so cold my aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa key is frozen.
One Final Stop On Our Trip
There was a gutter drain and it froze into a huge puddle like this, there was a tiny bit of red from people slipping and bleeding
Freezing New York
Woman Shovelling The Steps To Her House After A Record Snowfall
WHY!? Just shovel the door way and walk on the snow to the front door lol.
I don't think I would want to leave my house in those conditions, but life goes on...
Man Digging Out His Car After A Storm Brought 34 Inches Of Snow
Spoiler alert: that's not his car! He accidentally dug out his grumpy neighbor's car.
WHAT car?!!! LOL!! All this snow, all these photos, and not one snowman, not yet!
Maybe you should try reading the title for the picture again.
Load More Replies...A Boy Has His Face Bundled Against Temperatures In Washington
where are your eyes Harry? did you panic and throw them in the woods again?
I live about 30 minutes away from Washington (I live in North Idaho). And Wahington has less snow than here in ID. It is also sunnier in Washington than Idaho. The lowest temperatures we got was 10-27 degrees. Most of the snow that fell on top has turned to ice, so it's great for sledding! :D
They probably meant DC. This Washington is the wanna-be apparently....
Load More Replies...A Meer 3 Hours North Of Toronto
Toronto is just barely north of Detroit. It's south of most of Michigan.
Load More Replies...Yikes over here In AZ, wearing tshirt in the morning. Nope not moving states.
A Pedestrian Walks Along The Chicago River
funny thing is I read it as "alongside" even though its not up there.
Load More Replies...When You Get In You Car And Find The Water Bottle You Left In There Overnight Is Frozen Solid
Yeah I agree, I've had this happen to my bottles in my car before, and it barely get to -2c here
Load More Replies...Looking at these pictures just make me laugh, I live in Texas and snow never comes here, we'd be grateful if some would come.
Awww not in Frisco/Fort Worth area, that's a shame
Load More Replies...It was so cold in Lincoln Nebraska that my can of soda became slush in my car in 15 minutes!
Haha reminds me of when I found a full coke bottle in my car, great slushie once it's a bit thawed out!
Fans Brave The Cold During The Game Between The Chicago Bears And The Cleveland Browns At Soldier Field
something tells me that guy on the left uses any opportunity to take his shirt off to show those great abs. What? Paper cut? Here, take my shirt to stop the blood flow...
Let me fix that headline for ya: "Local Idiots Hospitalized for Hypothermia and Frostbite"
I don't know the Cleveland Browns, but the man on the right looks like Cleveland Brown from Family Guy.
If You Go For A Run Today, This Is What You'll Look Like
I have always despised winter. I live in Montréal and it gets cold, here. Really, really cold. But this year, whilst everyone else is complaining about the freezing weather, I am actually very grateful for it! It has made my newly acquired pre-menopause hot flashes much easier to deal with. Thinking about moving to Alaska, actually. For real. #naturalcureforhotflashes
It's so cold that my washing machine is frozen and I haven't been able to do laundry in a week. I'm out of underwear and pants so I stayed home from school to avoid any incidents in gym class.
Love that [people took the time to share some photos from their homes, cool stuff!
Meanwhile in southern Arizona it's been in the mid seventies.... (aka the reason I moved here from Boston 25 years ago....I'll take hot over cold any day!)
I have always despised winter. I live in Montréal and it gets cold, here. Really, really cold. But this year, whilst everyone else is complaining about the freezing weather, I am actually very grateful for it! It has made my newly acquired pre-menopause hot flashes much easier to deal with. Thinking about moving to Alaska, actually. For real. #naturalcureforhotflashes
It's so cold that my washing machine is frozen and I haven't been able to do laundry in a week. I'm out of underwear and pants so I stayed home from school to avoid any incidents in gym class.
Love that [people took the time to share some photos from their homes, cool stuff!
Meanwhile in southern Arizona it's been in the mid seventies.... (aka the reason I moved here from Boston 25 years ago....I'll take hot over cold any day!)
