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Chinese Team Heading for Coldest Spot on Earth

Posted by timothy on from the hey-it's-breezy-out-here dept.

LMCBoy writes "Dome A is the highest point on the Antarctic Plateau, and it has never been reached by humans. It is thought to be the coldest place on earth, and is certainly among the most remote. Yesterday, a team of Chinese explorers set out from Fremantle, Australia to reach Dome A and set up a robotic weather station which will monitor the local conditions for up to five years. The team is expected to arrive at Dome A in early 2005."

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  1. Monitoring, huh? by mg2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    to set up a robotic weather station which will monitor the local conditions for up to five years

    Day 1: Cold
    Day 2: Cold
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    1. Re:Monitoring, huh? by mog007 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actully, Antarctica is the second coldest place on Earth, the first being my bed! HA! HA! HA!

      Oh... I made myself sad.

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  2. good for them by wrinkledshirt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Chinese Team Heading for Coldest Spot on Earth

    Let me know when they find my girlfriend's heart.

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    1. Re:good for them by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      They said coldest place, not far off imaginary place.

    2. Re:good for them by wrinkledshirt · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ha ha. I guess if a slashdotter has a girlfriend, then the coldest place right now must be Hell.

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  3. Re:Question by addaon · · Score: 5, Funny

    "the temperature plummets to around minus 90 degrees Celsius"... of course, we don't know how that measurement was made...

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  4. Re:Air-Drop easier? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Silly, parachutes don't work when they're upside down!