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wind chill - 57 🥰

Annoying that because "exploding tree" went viral i have to scroll past 10 AI videos just to find this

I'd be so pissed if my trees just exploded

MTU is shutting down!

Gotta dodge those exploding trees while going to ENG1101

damn, wonder if nmu will then

lmao yeah

what causes this

ik yall do lots arborry

I only remember Tech closing twice before - once cuz the mayor lady said Michigan was in some weather crisis or whatever even though it was only -5, and another time when it snowed 3 feet in a day

scroll up Dane

Mint explained

we at nmu work with a different kind of tree

it's the reverse of what happens in Australia and California with eucalyptus trees

i assume you mean like announced ahead of time?

Well, when I was at school there

and yeah, nmu only ever did that once while i was at school. was like 2019 or 2020

I wasn't around during the father's day flood, not sure if that is what you were referencing

most profs excuse absenses when the local school district closes for snow days

Water is stored within the trees and when it reaches sub zero temps the ice expands causing the tree to rupture

Which is what sub zero does to his enemies in MK aswell I think

thats silly

but also cool

How do the trees in Siberia not just explode every year?

Or northern canada?

no clue

I was wondering this, but i imagine they just retain less water since its cold year round, but thats a guess im no arborist

different types of trees i assume

Mint, I have a very important task for you. Can you go to the porkies and watch the fireworks?

unfortunately i can not as i will be traveling. but ill forward any stoires of exploding trees here

are you gonna get any snow where you are Mint?

we have like 4 feet on the ground rn

at least

well in some spots

cinema

Related to exploding trees, he’s a picture about the weight of ice

's poll What do you do while driving? has closed.

Here's some good ol' ice trees

It took a day, but I thought of one

Do you guys ever forget to do basic things because it's the weekend? Like, I forget to drink water usually and I will get a headache on 3-day weekends.

I'll forget to eat and get dizzy.

I do not forget to do things

He hasn't remembered yet...

's poll for sliced bread, which is the supreme (on average, consider all applications, general usability, and your personal preference) has closed.

youtube has decided to open videos from search at arbitrary timestamps now

My neighbors are laying sandbags around the front of their house

how the fuck do people not know what snow is

lmfao

even if you have never experienced snow, we literally live in a world where you can look up what snow is

I've put sand bags in my car for snow. I know no reason someone would put them in their house

Is that so the blacks don't steal your car by sliding it across the ice

I'm going to poll a Phijkchu snow forcast

I added emojis to the Rusp one

I think those 3 represent the extremes of the possible snow

Fire, are you gonna get any snow on your side of the Atlantic ocean?

They are saying 6 inches rn

we already got our snow at the start of the month, it's not coming back

most we've had in years

it was awful, glad it's gone now

I saw a headline saying ontario is going to be the coldest place on earth this week (I assume northern ontario)

hell yeah

AURA

do any other nations have a national animal that's even half as cool as a bald eagle?

spooky can you tell me why the bald eagle is the national animal

i would ask grok but im almost sure you would know

George Washington liked them

and there was a big nest on Mt. Vernon

idk if there's a more official reason than that

Franklin and some of the other Founding Fathers wanted the Turkey

The bald eagle was chosen as the national symbol of the United States in 1782 when it was adopted as the centerpiece of the Great Seal of the United States. It was selected for its majestic appearance, strength, long life, and status as a bird native exclusively to North America, symbolizing the nation's unique identity and independence. Historical symbolism played a key role—Founding Fathers drew inspiration from the Roman Republic, where the eagle represented power and authority. The bald eagle on the Great Seal holds an olive branch (for peace) and arrows (for war), facing the olive branch to signify a preference for peace. Although it had long been considered the national bird in practice, the bald eagle was not officially designated by law until December 2024, when President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation confirming it as the official national bird of the U.S., correcting a historical oversight

grok

I knew that turkey bit

that's funny that Biden technically gets credit

That would've been lame as fuck

Hot damn ontario is stacked