Snow Storm Hercules Bears Down on North America

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  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:
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  Hercules, you suck!

  

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