20 facts about Norilsk, which we did not know

1. Norilsk always cold Myth.
We, in Norilsk, of course, share this winter season and on call "autumn", "late autumn", "early" and "late" in the spring. But -19 ° C, snow knee-deep, wind, winter clothing ...

So what I mean? A! No, not always cold.

2. In Norilsk there is no summer Myth.
Typically in July. Ten days, sometimes a week. What is summer? Fry: + 30-32 ° C.

Even +36 ° C.

As a rule, the summer comes sharply.

For a few hours the temperature can rise to 20 degrees. For example, +12 ° C. All around wearing shorts, t-shirts, walk with bare feet pale, fanned panama. The wind does not blow, the asphalt melts. But no one is offended. All the suffering and try to jump out on the street, the sun substitute any part of the body.

Often, it's the summer, while you were at work. You go, then down the street in demi-season boots, bear jacket under his arm, and meet the people naked and slapping. And if you look at the sides, then immediately clear who is going to work, and who has long been at home, and even sunbathing.

In the yards often drifts over the summer and did not have time to melt. And the formation of ice are lying up to the autumn rains. Are you bosonozhechkah gently runs on them - and on the sunny side. It's all right.

Sometimes all the heat ends up in three days. Anecdote "The summer was, but I was working that day" - just about Norilsk.

3. In Norilsk in the winter can be frozen on the street True.
But in practice, life in extreme environments form a special code of conduct and norms. In Norilsk in this sense, everything is clear, and no frost was not joking.

Norilsk to you on the street must come out to tell a stranger that you seem to be frostbitten cheek. If you see the tip of your nose, white, be sure to tell or potrut mitten. And, of course, completely foreign, totally unknown, perhaps even unpleasant drunken man would not leave on the street. Lead into the entrance of the store, or to bask, or call a taxi and go home.

4. In Norilsk, do not clean the snow in yards True.
In Norilsk it drifts. Right. Foot-and higher. And tomorrow the snow will fall as much again. And the day after. And so every day for the next six months. The snow melts. Due to the low temperature and high wind it becomes dense, hard, compacted, not stick together in clumps and snowballs, and snezhnokamennye lumps. Fallen snow remains lying in the yard. Only clean roads, sidewalks, walkways to the entrances. After the blizzard does not janitor with a shovel, and a healthy tractor.

5. In Norilsk, do not use chemicals to combat icing True.
To avoid slippery roadway and sidewalks in Norilsk sprinkled slag. Slag - a waste rock. Empty, light, squeaky black baby. It looks not so. Sometimes visitors with horror ask: "Is it settled onto the snow combine emissions?" But in fact this thing is generally not harmful, dog paws, shoes, car tires.

6. In Norilsk, everyone can go skiing and skating Myth.

7. Norilsk walk the streets deer Myth.

8. In Norilsk, eat raw fish True.

9. Norilsk no trees Myth.
As for the trees in the streets ... well, actually, too. It's just a dwarf tundra trees. They look more like bushes. So our trees - it's the bushes on the lawns.

10. Norilsk is similar to Peter The truth (if you are romantic).

11. Norilsk homes have no basements True.
Buildings in Norilsk built on concrete piles. No one digs a pit, respectively, do not have any ground floors, basements, Norilsk had no way of storing potatoes with onions or bicycle in the basement.

What Norilsk called "basement"? This space between the floor of the first floor and the ground, even in the height of a half or two floors. Everything is arranged so that under the house walked wind, frost promorazhival everything as it should be. And in any case, not teplelo. All this in order to frost, which hammered piles, not to melt.

Still, Norilsk has two houses with the real cellars. They are built in the 50s. There were organized real bomb shelters in case of war.

12. Norilsk does not happen inedible mushrooms True.

13. In Norilsk can only be reached by plane Myth.

14. During the winter polar night all the time Myth.
To be honest, as it comes, do not feel. Day of "X" is no different from the previous one. This is because at this point a month last night, "Twilight." Day becomes shorter gradually. In homes and offices is always on the electric light. The streets are very well lit and beautifully - like you do not notice anything. You live yourself, you live. Just do not get enough sleep. Tired. Tension some emotional.

The polar night "daytime" lasts just an hour. However, even this hour, it is impossible to hold, not including in flat light.

After the polar night another 30 days the gray twilight. But when in February for the first time at 5 minutes there is the sun. ABOUT! Yes! That was then, and you know all about the polar night! You know how lousy it was as difficult without the sun, some incredible power, it turns out, fatigued.

Without the sun, life is very hard man.

And the polar night - it is the only natural phenomenon to which the body does not get used. That is every year the same amount of fatigue, no habits.

15. Norilsk winter outdoors people eat ice cream True.

16. In summer, when bathed in the lake, you can not get up to the bottom True.

17. Norilsk never sleeps True.

18. In winter, the city will not let the car if you do not present a policeman shovel True.

19. Half of the school year, students do not go to school True.

20. Employees of "Norilsk Nickel" go to work columns True.

21. House numbers written on the buildings of two-meter figures True.


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