From Apples to Absolute Zero…the top ten poll questions of 2014
Special to The Weather Network
Monday, December 15, 2014, 6:00 AM - Looking back at a year's worth of Coffee Breaks we discovered that Canadians were passionate in their opinions on a number of topics ranging from the most pesticide laden fruit, answer apples, to the coldest it can possibly get, answer absolute zero or negative 273 degrees Celsius, with a lot of weather-driven conversation in between.
We analyzed the poll results and in among our findings were your thoughts on climate change, the mission to Mars, flu shot pros and cons, whether you would prefer bitter cold over multiple inches of snow and oh, a LOT of sympathy for those poor snowed-in people in Buffalo. (I think we are well aware that we dodged a bullet there). In fact the topic of snow even inspired user Margo Snider to wax poetic!
Margo Snider – "Scrape, scrape, scrape, frigid ice. Rigid, stuck to the gravel. Crunch, crunch, crunch, the hard shell cracks, heavy weight beneath. Lurching, bending, heave the white load up and over, onto the boulevard. Look, ahead? Hopeless. Thick, white, wet punishment. Behind? Relentless. All progress erased." - Thursday, November 20, 2014
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Here are our top TEN poll questions from 2014.
- Nov 11, 2014 Q. The Swedish city, Stockholm only received about two hours of this in the last sixteen days. A. Unfiltered Sunlight
- May 7, 2014 Q. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) in the U.S. has released its 2014 list of the most pesticide-contaminated fruits. What topped the list? A. Apples
- Nov 19, 2014 Q. If you could choose would you rather deal with -15* and bitter winds or 130cm of snow in 24 hours?
- Nov 3, 2014 Q. A new study suggests the world's population will be unsustainable by which year? A. 2100
- Jun 24, 2014 Q. What should you NOT do in the event of lightning? A. Use the telephone
- Jan 13, 2014 Q. What's the absolute coldest it can get? A. Absolute 0 or Negative 273* Celsius
- Jan 20, 2014 Q How many people are there in the U.S. compared to Canada? A. 9x more
- Dec 2, 2014 Q. A small town in Newfoundland is currently being mobbed by a large, bold population of THIS. A. Ducks
- Feb 5, 2014 Q. What is the world's most polluted city? A. New Delhi, India
- Nov 6, 2014 Q. Do you think we should eliminate Daylight Saving Time?
