This week, the United States and Canada are experiencing the chilling effects of Snow Storm Hercules.
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On January 6, it was colder in Chicago than it was at the South Pole.
Chicago was sitting at a balmy -18 F, while the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station was -11 F. Granted, it is currently summer down there, but still... South Pole.
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And it was colder in parts of Canada then it was on the surface of Mars.
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The town of South Porcupine, Ontario reached -41 F.
Cold enough to make boiling water shot from a super soaker freeze almost instantly.
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And Cleveland broke record temperature lows which had previously stood for 130 years.
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Cold enough to make you want to use your Christmas tree as firewood.
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It's made commuting a nightmare...
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... and bearded men everywhere are suffering the storm's wrath.
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Just hours after being sworn in, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio went to shovel his sidewalk.
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Flights are being grounded all over the country...
That, or this plane just got back from Colorado.
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... leaving passengers stranded.
Some people have been waiting as long as five days in airports across the Midwest.
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The storm is causing real feels to be felt everywhere.
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But at least some people still found a way to have fun.
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Like this guy.
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Russia sends its condolences regarding our frozen plight.
And also laughs because this is like a weekend in July for them.
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The culprit is a weather phenomenon called a "polar vortex," which sounds like a wizard spell from Diablo III.
In reality, it's arctic wind dipping farther south than usual. Since arctic wind blows counterclockwise across the globe, and southern wind blows clockwise, it creates a gigantic spinning hurricane of freezing awfulness. Thanks, Obama.
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From space, it's making the planet look downright eerie.
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"Haha, suckers! Bet you wish you had a big fur coat!"
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We should have listened to Ned Stark...
But even the King in the North could agree with us on one thing: