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I read about a north fisherman whose boat sunk. everyone perished in the cold water but he was so large and wrapped in heavy clothing he eventually paddled to s
by ionwake 3y ago
I read about a north fisherman whose boat sunk. everyone perished in the cold water but he was so large and wrapped in heavy clothing he eventually paddled to shore, walked a mile and knocked on a door, without dying. Fat and cloth layers really help. He was also said to have survived because he was incredibly drunk. Maybe the alcohol in the system reduces the effects of the cold?
- detourdog 3y agoSounds like anti-freeze keeping the oxygen circulating to the brain.
- xeromal 3y agoIf this ends up being anti-freeze...
- rightbyte 3y agoIn non freezing temperatures bad blood circulation probably is an advantage? There is probably no point in heating your fingers if in cold water for a long time. It will just cool more important organs.
- saalweachter 3y agoYour body already has the reaction to cold temperatures of reducing circulation to your limbs. If you ever have to take a cold shower, and aren't the sort for them normally, hold your arm in for a good long while before jumping in. It's still going to be cold, but it's much less shocking than jumping in, between giving your brain time to get used to the idea and giving your body time to cut circulation to your skin and extremities.
- meheleventyone 3y agoThere’s this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guðlaugur_Friðþórsson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guðlaugur_Friðþórsson His story was made into the movie The Deep (Djúpið). Although he wasn’t drunk.
- mst 3y agoI don't think it reduces the physical effects so much as makes you -feel- the cold less and therefore be more able to keep going. Let's never find out.