(Totally OT question): The effects of extreme cold....hypothermia etc

[Uncle Peter]

Alledgedly. People also alledgedly die of old age.

Well I have no harm come to me, my hands and feet work perfectly, and I'm always going off in the cold.

[R.G. Bargy]

Why are you posting everything twice? You've become Uncle Repeater.

[Uncle Peter]

What a stupid question. There is no reason anyone would post anything twice. It's clearly (to anyone with any intelligence) a technical error.

[Bod]

That's unusual, the cold normally keeps things fresh.

[John Rumm]

Its bollocks obviously... (what else would you expect given the source?)

However its complicated by a number of factors to the extent that someone fit and active and able to move about, might survive for a reasonably long period (hours rather than days) even if naked and at -20 air temperature - especially if in a dry air environment with with no wind chill. Add some solar IR gain and that will also help greatly.

However nude with full exposure to the air, and no movement (other than shivering) and you are down to a couple of hours predicted survival time [1].

For someone elderly sat indoors in a poorly heated home even 10 degrees could prove fatal.

Heavy alcohol consumption and exposure is also often fatal at higher temperatures.

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[Uncle Peter]

I break the recommended survival time rules regularly, by a huge amount.

[Uncle Peter]

Alcohol prevents frostbite.

[Uncle Peter]

Calories prevent running out of heat producing energy.

[whisky-dave]

How do they do that ?

[Uncle Peter]

And protecting your fingers.

[Bod]

Which reduces the heat to your vital organs quicker.

[John Rumm]

For a short time, but killing you quicker.

[Uncle Peter]

Only if you're a wimp.

[Tim Streater]

You are Dr. Drivel AICMFP.

[John Rumm]

Careful, he might start with the "poetry" next...