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Rhiannon12866

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Thu Jan 8, 2015, 04:00 PM Jan 2015

Here Are Photos of Frozen Fountains to Remind You How Cold It Is Everywhere in the U.S. [View all]

Last edited Thu Jan 8, 2015, 05:31 PM - Edit history (1)

In case your numb limbs were not enough of an indication

Unless you live somewhere where it’s currently summertime, like Australia, you might have noticed that it’s, um, cold. Really cold. Like, consider renouncing all your possessions and moving to Costa Rica and just somehow making it work cold.

One aesthetically pleasing result of this bitter weather, however, is that fountains across the country are freezing, resulting in oddly beautiful ice sculptures. See, for example, the fountain in New York City’s Bryant Park:



But this bizarre phenomenon is also occurring in the South, where temperatures have also dipped well below 32°F:



More: http://time.com/3659773/frozen-fountains-cold-weather-us/
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