I probably would have said "Minus 2 celsius, that's 2 degrees below freezing; I don't know what that would be in whatever wack measurements you're still using in this country."
Carleton -------------- Original message -------------- From: Michael Palumbo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jon Stewart interviewed Lewis Gordon Pugh, a distance swimmer who just > swam the waters of the North Pole. The video can be seen here (bottom > of the video list): > http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/index.jhtml > > Jon: "What was the temperature that you were dealing with in there?" > Lewis: "Minus 2 degrees Centigrade." > The audience gasps, and then Jon says, "What was the real temperature in > a language that makes sense?" > Lewis: "I think in America that'd be 28 degrees Fahrenheit." > > > I was a little disappointed in Jon's reaction to temperature in Celsius. > > > -Mike >
