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UPDATED Evaporating Water goes Viral

By on January 17, 2011 in FP, Online, Video

UPDATE 2: I just published an interview with Samantha, the creator of the video and you can read that by clicking here.

UPDATE: For whatever reason the video has gone completely nuts and is certifiably viral. Since yesterday when it only had 60,000 views, it is now up to 490,000. Half a million views of a locally made YouTube video. Earlier today it was featured on the popular tech blog Gizmodo.

On January 1, 2010, Samantha Stuart posted a video on YouTube of herself throwing boiled water into the cold, frigid, Yellowknife air. When she does so the water instantly evaporates.

The video which has been online for a little over a year, today went viral on Twitter, with a large amount of people tweeting about it. It has now surpassed the 60,000 view mark of YouTube. This just goes to show that Yellowknife and the north has something interesting to offer.

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A taste of Yellowknife winter

By on October 17, 2010 in Yk Life

Before I moved here with my family and just like any other newcomers, I was warned how extremely cold Yellowknife winter can be. Today I went out and had a taste of the Yellowknife winter. The road was cleaned up but it looked like the snow was about 2 to 5 inches deep. I was not feeling that cold except when the wind blew that I felt freezing cold
— just a bit. As I was walking, I thought to myself that the place looks like Barrie when it is hit by a strong snow storm, and so I felt that this winter is not that bad…this feels just like Toronto winter. And then it reminded me of how people back there would normally say, “terrible weather out there” on a day like this in which I would just nod to the person talking to me but would have this thought, “but it is winter—it is supposed to be cold and windy and freezing”. I thought to myself that what is terrible is if it feels like summer in winter. It is not winter if it is hot, is it?

Now that I am here in Yellowknife, I realized that I would be living this “terrible weather” as described by some. And this “terrible weather” is not even the true winter weather yet the fact that it is only October. This is just the taste of the winter which is the normal day to day Yellowknife winter weather— and I get it, it is not a snow storm. Oh my, don’t I feel chills in my spine right now just thinking about it! But you know what my fellow newcomers, I don’t feel it is that “terrible” because I am geared up for it so make sure you are too. So common, bring it on Arctic winter!

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Snowking Closing Fireworks

By on March 29, 2010 in City, Coverage

The closing fireworks for the Snowking’s 2010 winter festival went off Sunday night. They went out with a bang you could say. The weather was on the edge of forcing the event to be canceled but the nonetheless the fireworks prevailed and it was a success. I would have to look back to compare but this showed didn’t seem as big or as long as the opening ones. That being said, fireworks are expensive and to do two shows in one year is pretty impressive, especially when the fireworks are going none stop for 20 minutes. The best were at the end of course and at the 6:00 minute mark on the video below they go nuts. Enjoy the video and photos.

Snowking Closing Fireworks

Snowking Closing Fireworks

Snowking Closing Fireworks

Snowking Closing Fireworks

Snowking Closing Fireworks

Snowking Closing Fireworks

Snowking Closing Fireworks

Snowking Closing Fireworks

Snowking Closing Fireworks

Did you see the show? What did you think?

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Yellowknife is Melting

By on March 2, 2010 in FP, Photo Stories

There is no doubt you have experienced the warm weather Yellowknife is having, if you haven’t you should definitely come on up. Part of me can’t believe I’m going to say this, but this the warmest March 1 I have experienced in the north. I can remember 6 years ago camping towards the end of March in a tent at the other end of Prosperous Lake in -50 temperatures.

Without getting in to the argument about the environment and Global Warming I curious to hear other thoughts on this weather. I know personally, I have had my guard up this entire winter in anticipation for -40 weather. I even am still betting we will get a least a week of -20 to -35 weather before the spring actually gets here.

With the warm weather brings on the mucky roads and sidewalks. Stores have trails of rocks and mud through out. Here are some pictures from this afternoon.

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Snowking Winter Festival

By on March 1, 2010 in Events

This year marks our 15th year as a successful festival celebrating winter in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. We are an ever-growing, grassroots, winter festival that runs the entire month of March and as one of the most unique experiences in the North, we have a long track record of engaging our community and visitors alike. The King and his crew are busy building this season’s incredible castle. March will be an awesome time to be down on the ice.

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