Oh the humanity! Cold Snap Causes Christmas Chaos in Europe

And in Saarlouis, in the state of Saarland, the DPA reported on a cunning 16-year-old who decided the icy weather was the perfect time to test whether a wet tongue would stick to a frozen lamp post. The temperature was around minus 10 and it turned out that wet tongues do indeed stick to frozen lamp posts. An ambulance was called but the teenager had managed to free himself before they arrived. He was treated for a bleeding tongue.