Episode Details

Forget the coldest temperature ever recorded. This episode answers a listener's question about the most *consistently* cold place on Earth where people actually live. The answer is Qaanaaq, Greenland, a town of 646 people at 77 degrees north that experiences weeks of wind chill below -40°C. We break down the exact metric for "lethal cold," why this maritime Arctic town beats out Siberia's deep freezes, and the incredible engineering—from caribou-hair parkas to seal-skin boots—that allows the Inughuit to thrive in an environment that would kill an unprotected person in minutes. Episode #112812 — open it directly at myweirdprompts.com/112812