Two researchers at one of the coldest and most remote places on earth are documenting what the low temperatures can do to their food, and their mind-blowing pictures are now viral on social media. Carmen Possnig and Cyprien Verseux - stationed at the Concordia Station in Antarctica - have been sharing pictures of their food freezing at sub-zero temperatures. The two researchers from Austria and France are part of a 13-member team that calls Concordia Station home, according to Insider.
One day, they decided to "cook" outside to see how the food would react to the freezing temperature. For the record, temperatures at the Concordia Station in Antarctica hover around minus 70 degrees Celsius, and the sun can sometimes not be seen for months. Snow, of course, is a permanent fixture.
Photos shared by the two on Twitter show forks and spoons frozen mid-air and failed attempts at scrambled eggs.
See the pics below:
Tentative (rate) d;ufs brouills #ConcordiaStation.
- Cyprien Verseux (@CyprienVerseux) October 3, 2018
Crédits : @CPossnig et @CyprienVerseux. #PNRA (@ItaliAntartide) / #IPEV / @esa#Antarctique #DC14 pic.twitter.com/eJbBhKEz40
Les tempratures sont remontées au-dessus des -70C, mais il fait encore un peu frais pour manger dehors...
- Cyprien Verseux (@CyprienVerseux) October 1, 2018
Crdits : Carmen Possnig et Cyprien Verseux, @ESA / #PNRA / #IPEV #ConcordiaStation #Antarctique #DC14 @ItaliAntartide pic.twitter.com/Qe57XzDTV5
Un petit djeuner quilibr, sur le toit de #ConcordiaStation
- Cyprien Verseux (@CyprienVerseux) October 2, 2018
Crdits : Cyprien Verseux et Carmen Possnig, @ESA / #PNRA / #IPEV #ConcordiaStation #Antarctique #DC14 @ItaliAntartide pic.twitter.com/AvWiUBtGo4
Je ;en doutais, que djeuner sur le toit n;tait pas une bonne idée.
- Cyprien Verseux (@CyprienVerseux) October 1, 2018
Photo par Carmen Possnig, @ESA / #PNRA / #IPEV#ConcordiaStation #Antarctique #DC14 @ItaliAntartide pic.twitter.com/67Y0aWEDSI
Together, their pictures have collected tens of thousands of 'likes' and as many amazed comments. They were even curated into their own Twitter Moment recently.
Here is how people reacted:
Wait for it.... aaaaaand you waited wee too long so your food is frozen now you don't have lunch.
- Exiled Casket (@ExiledCaste) October 13, 2018
This is artwork!
- Monish (@EVILICIOUS_m) October 13, 2018
Inquiry. Science. Visual Arts. Math. Literacy. Geography. https://t.co/uI2064izuL
- Edyta Centeno (@MmeCenteno) October 13, 2018
"I think it is hard to imagine for people what -70 to -80 degrees Celsius feels like, and we wanted to demonstrate what it's like," Carmen Possnig tells Insider.
"We haven't had any fresh fruits and vegetables since the last plane left in early February," she adds. "Some strawberries and a salad would be greatly appreciated!"
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