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I could make a horrible joke that at least lithium batteries in an EV would burn for days if not weeks for warmth. But if I had to suffer by boiling in a deser

by ck2 4y ago

I could make a horrible joke that at least lithium batteries in an EV would burn for days if not weeks for warmth. But if I had to suffer by boiling in a desert vs sub-freezing cold stealing all heat, I would take the boiling, freezing feels like death way before it happens. I imagine too much modern comfort somehow dulls survival prep and caution in the winter in those areas. Too many "easy" winters and caution fades just like people in Florida who avoid hurricanes for several years disregard warnings about a new one to their downfall.

doodlebugging 4y ago
>But if I had to suffer by boiling in a desert vs sub-freezing cold stealing all heat, I would take the boiling, freezing feels like death way before it happens. This reminded me of an old poem by Robert Frost memorized back in grade school - Fire and Ice. [0]https://poets.org/poem/fire-and-ice https://poets.org/poem/fire-and-ice
- ck2 4y ago
  That was fascinating, thank you for enlightening me to it.