"Uncle Peter" wrote in message
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:08:58 -0000, Bod wrote:

On 31/10/2014 11:49, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:14:23 -0000, whisky-dave
wrote:

On Friday, 31 October 2014 04:56:48 UTC, Bod wrote:
Uncle Peter made this incredible statement:

"This is a fact. -20C air does not make you cold, . You might
shiver
if you were naked, but the shivering will stop you getting any
colder".

To me, it sounds like he's talking absolute bull**** and he should
be
sent to the funny farm, but is there an element of truth in what he
said?....Anyone know?

You could always get him to prove it, as in try it post a vid. to
youtube.
They say that as you approach Hyperthermia you start to feel warm/hot
and remove your cloths.
Of course -20C air doesn't make you cold unless you're actually
exposed to it.

My comment to Bod which has been missed out completely in this thread
was that air is nowhere near as cooling as water. The conversation was
originally about dry air at -20C, which I said was nothing like even
cool water for cooling you down.

No, you have previously stated that anyone could sleep out in snow all
night when the temperature was minus 20 and only wearing jeans and a tee
shirt.
I can produce the email where you said that, if you wish.

Yes, and? How does that contradict what I just said? That situation does
not involve being in water.

As for the jeans and tshirt, nobody can get cold when dressed.

Must explain why some have died of hypothermia when dressed.

Jeans and tshirt are quite warm clothes.

Must be why they climb Everest wearing just jeans and a tshirt and no boots.