As the article states: Even today, the myth persists that the human body cannot withstand more than a few minutes in the ocean. Thus, many people thrown into t

As the article states: Even today, the myth persists that the human body cannot withstand more than a few minutes in the ocean. Thus, many people thrown into the sea assume that cold shock is the icy grip of death closing around them. In reality, the cold shock ends after 90 seconds. Even in the winter waters of the North Atlantic, an average-sized adult still has 10 minutes before going numb, and at least an hour before the heart stops.“The average adult is a big chunk of meat and it takes a lot of energy to cool it off” Apparently most people die because they panic due to the cold shock or just kinda give up.