http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/04/the-cold-hard-facts-about-freezing-to-death/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:34:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/04/the-cold-hard-facts-about-freezing-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1901910 Marty Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:38:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/04/the-cold-hard-facts-about-freezing-to-death/#comment-1901910 I guess the most memorable character to undress himself due to hypothermia is the man in Jack London's classic story "To Build a Fire." So, I guess this "symptom" was something even London knew about over 100 years ago. I guess the most memorable character to undress himself due to hypothermia is the man in Jack London’s classic story “To Build a Fire.” So, I guess this “symptom” was something even London knew about over 100 years ago.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/04/the-cold-hard-facts-about-freezing-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1901027 xadrian Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:17:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/04/the-cold-hard-facts-about-freezing-to-death/#comment-1901027 This was a really good read. This was a really good read.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/04/the-cold-hard-facts-about-freezing-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1900948 Gorf Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:10:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/04/the-cold-hard-facts-about-freezing-to-death/#comment-1900948 Very good and instructive article! Very good and instructive article!

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/04/the-cold-hard-facts-about-freezing-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1900940 Tim Giachetti Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:02:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/04/the-cold-hard-facts-about-freezing-to-death/#comment-1900940 Fact 1: You get cold, then hard. Fact 1:
You get cold, then hard.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/04/the-cold-hard-facts-about-freezing-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1900927 Robert N. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:37:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/04/the-cold-hard-facts-about-freezing-to-death/#comment-1900927 I smashed a few ribs in a few years back after losing control and skiing into a tree and had to be snowmobiled back to the Chalet (after a good ~45 minutes of laying in the snow, mind you). My core temp dropped quite a bit but I never lost consciousness or any extremities, which I suppose is a good thing. I smashed a few ribs in a few years back after losing control and skiing into a tree and had to be snowmobiled back to the Chalet (after a good ~45 minutes of laying in the snow, mind you). My core temp dropped quite a bit but I never lost consciousness or any extremities, which I suppose is a good thing.

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