On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:31:42 -0000, Rod Speed wrote:

Uncle Peter wrote

2 degrees is required to MAKE you shiver.

Bull****. I start to shiver when its just too cold for long enough
with not enough clothes on with a room temp of 10C.

That sentence is very mixed up. What temperature is the room, how long are you in it, and what are you wearing?

Anyway, by 2 degrees, I meant a 2 degree drop in body temperature, I wasn't referring to ambient temperature.

This (along with reduced blood flow to your skin and brown fat cells
becoming active) prevents it going much further.

Bull****, particularly when there is a decent wind blowing.

You do know what warm blooded means don't you?

You need to lose 17C to die.

Bull****.

It's true. It's a scientific fact that you die at around 20C body temperature. And they have actually found people (including a baby) with a lower temperature than that and still alive.

My fingers don't mind the cold, they in fact go RED to increase blood to
them to prevent frostbite.

And plenty get chilblains and frostbite.

I don't.

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