Increasing core heat loss by 36% through head dunking in cold water will further increase the 'after drop', bringing one closer to hypothermia. — Whalespan
Increasing core heat loss by 36% through head dunking in cold water will further increase the 'after drop', bringing one closer to hypothermia.
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“if you increase your heat loss rate by 36% from your core that's going to increase your after drop which we touched upon a little bit earlier even further so that's meaning that you you are closer to hypothermia than you are if you just submerge up to the neck”
“if you submerge up to the neck you have a heat loss of 11% from the body core and when you then uh also d the head you will increase that heat loss rate by 36%”