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Old January 28th 05, 12:34 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Sytze Stel Sytze Stel is offline
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Default why is ice slippery?


"Elena Saltikoff" schreef in bericht
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mjones wrote:
sticking to it. I had a similar experience in Canada when at -20 C I
got my
hand stuck to the car door handle.

Ouch. How did you get it off - simply pull hard (so losing some
skin) and
get someone to douse it with water?


An urban legen horror story told in cold countries:
Group of boys are at railway tracks in winter.
The others tell the youngest to lick rail.
His tongue sticks.
Rain approaches.
All they can do is p** him loose.


Something similar:
Told for real in a Dutch paper, many years ago