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The staff at askmen.com has compiled the “Top Ten: Hells on Earth” and, OKC is at number 5!

Here’s the list of the ten cities and each one’s particular brand of hell.

10 Baghdad, Iraq- Type of hell: Conflict
9 Dhaka, Bangladesh- Type of hell: Pollution
8 Yakutsk, Russia- Type of hell: Environmental extreme
7 Mogadishu, East Africa- Type of hell: Lawlessness
6 Chernobyl, Ukraine- Type of hell: Radiation
5 Oklahoma City, United States- Type of hell: Natural disasters
4 Pyongyang, North Korea- Type of hell: Oppression
3 Bujumbura, Republic of Burundi- Type of hell: Corruption
2 Linfen, China- Type of hell: Darkness
1 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea- Type of hell: Disease

That’s some pretty fast company you’re running with there, OKC.

Here’s what Ask Men said about Oklahoma City.

While it may be all hunky-dory on the musical front, Oklahoma City isn’t the kind of place you’d want to hang out in for too long if you like to keep your feet on terra firma. The weather is frighteningly unpredictable, with blizzards often descending on the city and winds that could knock a high rise clean off its feet. It is, after all, located in the direct path of “Tornado Alley.”

The worst time to visit would be from March to August, when The Day After Tomorrow-style weather is pretty much expected. In fact, the severe weather season makes Dorothy’s Kansas look positively calm, with Oklahoma City being the city worst affected by tornadoes in the United States. One of the most powerful tornadoes on record — an F5 with wind speeds of 320 mph — devastated much of the city in 1999, securing its place on our list of hells on earth.

Well, I’ve never been to any of the other places on the list and, maybe it’s just me but, I’d take my chances with the tornado.