How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear

Re:How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear by WillPostForFood on Friday March 20, 2026 @02:44AM (#47451263)

It was 1.8 C difference in skin temperature, not core body temperature. As you note, 1.8 C would be massive for core temp.

Wearable thermometer patches attached to each man’s head, chest, hands, feet, and legs recorded body temperature at five-minute intervals, nonstop, for the entire 10 days of the expedition.

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Re:How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear by IAmBroom on Friday March 20, 2026 @07:59AM (#47453379)

I'll argue that, if it got down to the sharp edge of survival's knife, only the 2-degree warmer twin would come home. 2 degrees C (3 F) is palpably warmer.

That being said, if a 2-degree dip in temp would kill you, you are already praying for Ernest Shackleton's leadership.

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Re:How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear by fmajid on Friday March 20, 2026 @03:06PM (#47459160)

I'd rather pray for Roald Amundsen's leadership if I wanted to actually survive.

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