Snot icicles

Yes... with an unpleasant title like that I am sure you can see where this is going. The other day I had the wonderful experience of having my snot freeze. No it wasn't actually cold enough outside to do that (although Jesper claims it does get that cold). Actually Jesper has been telling me for a while that it gets cold enough for snot to freeze but I thought he was pulling my leg a la aussie drop bears style.

But the other day I was helping my supervisor cut up ice samples in the freezer room. It was a balmy -20 degrees, officially the coldest temperature I have so far been in. It wasn't so bad really... we had big coats and my feet didn't start to get cold until half an hour in (then we stayed for another half because it wasn't working properly). By about 45 minutes I was really cold. And my snot froze. I have to say it is a terribly unpleasant feeling... not debilitating in any way... but yuck! The inside of your nose sort of feels sticky and sharp at the same time.

So Jesper... here it is, officially in writing, displayed on the web for all to see. You were right and I was wrong ;).