This morning my outside temp. gauge was reading 37° when I started up. I got about 500 feet when the outside temp. gauge started flashing and had a alarm sound with it. This lasted about 3 sec. Does anybody know what that was about?

 

Yep, Its because water starts turning to ice at 37 so its warning you that the roads could be icey

 

The possibility of ice on the roads, to let you know your tires are very cold and don't have as much grip.

 

That, or it's your biological clock. It dings when you turn 37.

 

My wife and I always laugh when it chimes because its like Matilda is saying "Hey, it's cold and there could be ice - don't hurt me".
Oh and water doesn't turn to ice until 32 deg F but I guess MINI is assuming that the ground temp may be cooler than the air temp, or simply throw'n it out there should you care that it is actually 37 deg F or less.

 

Its there to warn you that there's a hot 37 year old mom in the vacinity

 

I hate to say this but water starts turning to ice at 37 F it doesn't totally freez untill 32 F.

 

Sorry man, but you need to go back to high school science class if you believe that water turns to ice at 37 F.

 

You're right! But I was assuming standard atmospheric pressure.

 

STARTS TO TURN TO ICE. READ WHAT I AM SAYING. I think you need to take a college chemistry class.

Yes you are right, assuming all the variable don't come into play you are right.

 

Its a warning that you have not finished your Christmas shopping and you better get going quick!

 

Now there's a option I'd pay for! Is that OEM or aftermarket?

 

Im pretty sure thats an aftermarket accesory easlily found in any town near you

 

Though I am loathe to cite wikipedia, this paragraph explains it pretty well:

 

Talking about temperatures. Did you know that -40 F is equal to -40 C.

 

Uh i think your wrong because the converson is °F = 1.8(°C) + 32 so i don't see how that could be correct.

 

Check out www.manuelsweb.com/temp.htm for conversion

 

Hmm well what do you know.

 

You had the formula, do the math!
One of those interesting fun facts.

 

Yea well its not like i get to convert -40 everyday. I wonder if the atoms are at the same excited state. I might have to look into this.

hey Hyper!!!Blue I'll give you one other lession today depending on the pressure you can go from a gas state to a soild state or from a solid state to a gas state. You never have to have a liquid state. But i guess you wouldn't learn that in High school science.

 

California sissy.

 

Called sublimation - happens here all the time in the winter.

 

YAY someone with a brain. I would have used sublimation but i wasn't sure how many people who know what it means.

 

I think you might be surprised with how many very intelligent people are here on NAM. Scientists, engineers and physicists. Really quite a bright group for the most part.
But then again we all bought a MINI - must have at least half a brain.

 

sublimation doesn't need extrordinary high or low pressures... See your everyday mothball for a good example of sublimation (solid to gas) at STP.