Who has been to Antarctica?

[ManSnake]

Raise your hand if you have been to Antarctica.

I heard you get 6 months of daylight straight, that's pretty cool if you can still see the sun at 12:00 am. :thumbsup:

 

[leftyman]

ive only been to the Artic, sorry

 

[SurgicalShark]

Originally posted by: ManSnake
Raise your hand if you have been to Antarctica.

I heard you get 6 months of daylight straight, that's pretty cool if you can still see the sun at 12:00 am. :thumbsup:

I stayed for couple of months in Northern Greenland

 

[DeadByDawn]

I've known several people that have been, but have not been there myself.

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: ManSnake
I heard you get 6 months of daylight straight, that's pretty cool if you can still see the sun at 12:00 am. :thumbsup:

I bet it would be cool for about the first few days, but soon after, I could imagine the sun becoming my enemy.

 

[MiniDoom]

Originally posted by: MX2times

Originally posted by: ManSnake
I heard you get 6 months of daylight straight, that's pretty cool if you can still see the sun at 12:00 am. :thumbsup:

I bet it would be cool for about the first few days, but soon after, I could imagine the sun becoming my enemy.

A few people on the forum live in Fairbanks, I think they have close to 24 hours sunlight in the summer.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Yeah, us here in Alaska are pretty far north. But Antarctica is the other end of the earth, and entirely different from the Arctic.

Antarctica is a fixed landmass; whereas the ultimate north is open ocean. (Frozen in winter, obviously.. but there is no land.)
Antarctica has penguins; we have polar bears.
Antarctica is far colder than comparable latitudes up north.

I personally think Antarctica is extremely fascinating, and one day I will set foot at the South Pole. Unfortunately the expeditions to the pole are currently priced out at $32,000 and that's leaving from Christchurch, NZ.

 

[slpaulson]

A whole bunch of people in the weather and physics departments here have, but I have not... I don't think there's much there exept some research facilities.

 

[gigapet]

alright enough already

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: ManSnake
Raise your hand if you have been to Antarctica.

I heard you get 6 months of daylight straight, that's pretty cool if you can still see the sun at 12:00 am. :thumbsup:

No, it's not. After a while it fvcks with your head. Seriously.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: gigapet
alright enough already

😕

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: gigapet
alright enough already

😀 someone figured it out!

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell

Originally posted by: ManSnake
Raise your hand if you have been to Antarctica.

I heard you get 6 months of daylight straight, that's pretty cool if you can still see the sun at 12:00 am. :thumbsup:

No, it's not. After a while it fvcks with your head. Seriously.

??? Doesn't fvck with mine....

<---sees it dark at 12 noon and sees the sun at 3am many times a year

 

[Dualist]

I wouldn't go there, it's way too cold for me because I would freeze in an instant.