It's not impossible to be in freezing water for longer periods of time.
When I was a teenager, I and a friend got a couple of snowmobiles stuck
in 18" of frozen slush when the temp was between -10 and -20 (about -10
when we got the snowmobiles stuck, and about -20 two hours later when we
gave up trying to get them completely out).
We both fell in several times, and when we got back to the nearby cabin
we were both near hypothermia. My jeans were coated with about a 1"
thick layer of ice, and my boots had frozen to my feet.
When my Dad got me home, my parents had to cut off both the jeans and
the boots. They put me in a tub of tepid water until I started looking
more normal. I did suffer some frostbite, and my feet still get cold
faster than about any other part of my body.
None-the-less, I am living proof you can get wet in freezing water, and
survive at least a couple of hours.
bp
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On 1/16/2016 4:02 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
Yep, I was in 32 degree water with ice floating on it two times. Once
for about 90 seconds and once for about 2 minutes. It is an emergency
for certain.
*From:* Lewis Bergman <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Saturday, January 16, 2016 4:38 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Movie Review - minor spoiler
Yea. The most obvious flaw was the ability to jump out of freezing
water and just traipse around. You have to at least strip down and get
dry clothes on to survive.
On Sat, Jan 16, 2016, 5:29 PM Chuck McCown <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Revenant
Things bugged me in Gravity.
Similar things bugged me in Revenant.
While a true story, they were oblivious to the effect of
hypothermia and cold water exposure in the winter.
And that old story of climbing inside the carcass of a large
mammal to get warm has been proven false many times. The animal
gets cold about as quick as a steak taken off the grill in cold
weather. Hunters know that they cool off pretty quick.
Certainly would not retain heat all night long. Could provide
shelter though.
OK, I guess. It appeared to have been lots of work to make. Leo
did a good job.
