The 25 Coldest Things You've Ever Seen

It's so icy Gucci Mane would approve.

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It's only been winter for a few weeks, but the Polar Vortex has people anxiously anticipating summer. This record-breaking cold had cities across the country looking icier than a rap video. No one was prepared for the wind chill or the makeshift ice skating venues, but with the help of beanies and many, many scarves, we all survived. Here are 25 of the coldest images you've ever seen. It'll make you feel better the next time you're subjected to weather cold enough to freeze your snot.

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No bus ride is serious enough to wait in weather like this.

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Draped up, dripped out—in ice, of course.

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This 1998 storm didn't want anyone to get to work.

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Somehow a storm managed to create something fit for Harry Potter.

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The everflowing Niagara Falls looks rather still.

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At least this church has a sense of humor about the polar vortex.

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This Seattle fountain almost doesn't look frozen at all.

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Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse: So icy.

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Lake Michigan felt Chicago's wind chill and wanted nothing to do it.

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A partially frozen fountain at Bryant Park proves it takes a lot to stop NYC.

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The Polar Vortex: Running things in 1911.

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Chicago wasn't playing in this Polar Vortex.

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NYC students wish for this every year.

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It just got real.

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This looks dangerous on so many levels.

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Even Atlanta wasn't safe.

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Mother Nature doesn't want anyone outside.

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From Chiraq to Chiberia

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If this tree is on lean you probably shouldn't be outside.

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You know it's real when a frozen warehouse catches on fire.

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This tree wasn't ready.

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Your inner child wants to slip and slide on this.

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This is what it really means to be "dripping in in ice."

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College of Charleston students didn't expect spring semester to look quite like this.

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The ice on this lighthouse is so brawny it's almost scary.

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