Clothing Time
Today my research team and I went to the CDC (the Clothing Distribution Center) to pick up our ECW (Extreme Cold Weather) Gear. I sat in the front seat of the shuttle bus and it was an exciting ride. Check out the video below--notice anything strange about the driving?
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When my research team and I arrived at the CDC we had a brief orientation about safety and how to prepare for our flight tomorrow. Then we separated into our dressing rooms and tried on our all the gear. This is a very important part of preparing for the ice. You have to make sure everything fits right, otherwise you could be stuck out in the cold with uncomfortable or incorrect gear. There were a lot of different items to try on. Once I was all suited up I was very warm. Look at all the layers I had to wear!
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The CDC
The CDC provides ECW gear for about 3000 people from August to February. They have hundreds of Big Red jackets and other gear. I was allowed to take a look at the inventory. Seeing the rows and rows of coats, pants and boots made me realize just how many people have gone through the same journey I am going through and stepped in my shoes (literally)
Rows and rows of the Big Red parkas are kept at the Clothing Distribution Center.
Shelves of orange bags packed with ECW gear are stored at the Clothing Distribution Center.
A Bunny Boot is sliced in half to show the insulation at the Clothing Distribution Center.
Guy Calveit was very helpful at getting me the right gear. He's from New Zealand, but is a Steelers fan, just like me!
Guy Calveit poses for a picture with Michelle after helping her find the right gear.
After making sure I had everything I needed, I packed my ECW gear into two orange bags. One has the important gear I will need on the C-17 tomorrow (it's a cold flight), the other has the gear I will be using when I'm at McMurdo and the AGO site. I also left my own bag to be checked. Besides a few small items, this is what I'll be bringing to Antarctica.
Two orange bags packed with ECW gear and another bag with everything else are ready to go for the trip to McMurdo.
Questions
- What did you notice about how people were driving in the first video? What were some similarities to where you live? What were some differences?
Math Connection
- If 3000 people arrive at the CDC between August 20th to February 22nd, how many people arrive on average every day?