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Re:The human body’s remarkable ability to adapt to the cold by hourislate on Thursday March 05, 2020 @03:36PM (#22497888)
Here is the story about Guðlaugur Friðþórsson. It was an incredible feat of will and strength.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%B0laugur_Fri%C3%B0%C3%BE...

I remember watching a program where they interviewed him afterwards and from what I remember he had lost an incredible/insane amount of weight during the ordeal.

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Re:The human body’s remarkable ability to adapt to the cold by exhilaration on Thursday March 05, 2020 @04:11PM (#22498320)
A well-reviewed movie based on him is available for rent on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Olafur-Darri-Olafsson/dp/B00CWVE...
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Re:The human body’s remarkable ability to adapt to the cold by arifmeticus on Friday March 06, 2020 @09:28AM (#22503788)
Very interesting story. He weighted 125 kilograms (275 pounds). I imagine this is already much better than average human insulation due to the fat.
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