A friend & Michigan expatriate sent me the Michigan Temperature Conversion Chart. I thought it might be nice to pair with some photos, and also that you might enjoy COLD, as performed by the Absolute Michigan Pool.

I'm told that sculptor Jim Gavril of East Lansing deserves the credit for the chart! Click the photos to view them bigger!

@ +70 degrees

Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear.
People in Michigan go swimming in the rivers.

@ +60 degrees

North Carolinians try to turn on the heat.
People in Michigan plant gardens.

@ +50 degrees

Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Michigan sunbathe.

@ +40 degrees

Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Michigan drive with the windows down.

@ +32 degrees

Distilled water freezes.
Lake Michigan water gets thicker.

@ +20 degrees

Floridians put on coats, thermal underwear, gloves and woolly hats.
People in Michigan throw on a flannel shirt.

@ +15 degrees

Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Michigan have the last cookout before it gets cold.

@ +10 degrees

People in Miami all die.
People in Michigan lick the flagpole.

@ 0 degrees

Californians fly away to Mexico.
People in Michigan get out their winter coats.

@ -10 degrees

Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Michigan are selling cookies door to door.

@ -25 degrees

Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.
Michigan Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.

@ -30 degrees

Mount St. Helen's freezes.
People in Michigan rent some videos.

@ -40 degrees

Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Spartans get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg.

@ -45 degrees

Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products.
Cows in Michigan complain about farmers with cold hands.

@ -60 degrees

ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin scale).
People in Michigan start saying, "Cold 'nuff for ya?"

@ -100 degrees

Hell freezes over.
The Detroit Lions win the Super Bowl!

Photo Links...

• Blindfold 2X by sterk1
• Muddy River I by Summerfrost Photography (Nick & Kourt)
• Future Garden by Heart Windows Art
• Dwarfed by the giant crane by StormchaserMike Photography
• Fly By by Jamie Brokus
• Fozen Odyssey ... Lake Michigan January 2007 color version by *ojoyous1*
• Brothers in Arms by docksidepress
• Not Gonna Grill No More by sunliner500
• N. State St. by william couch
• winter morning ritual by pizzo
• Zero degree windchill by StormchaserMike Photography
• Walk in the Woods by Rudy Malmquist
• No Better Artist than Mother Nature by Ed Roth
• Drunken Fools by Kristina_5
• Curious cows by buckshot.jones
• Jake Klein by Jesse Speelman
• Hell Froze Over!!! by Kathy~