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Reminded me of the Icelandic man who survived a shipwreck and several hours in ice cold waters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%B0laugur_Fri%C3%B0%C3%BE%C3
by kiliantics 9y ago
Reminded me of the Icelandic man who survived a shipwreck and several hours in ice cold waters:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%B0laugur_Fri%C3%B0%C3%BE%C3%B3rsson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%B0laugur_Fri%C3%B0%C3%BE...
- kitd 9y agoThis is the story I was reminded of too. Not mentioned in that link though is that the doctors who examined him believed his resistance to cold came from him eating a traditional diet that included seal meat in his youth, and that his body fat had accumulated a not inconsiderable amount of seal blubber.