tzijlstra Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I worked at -40 in a distribution center, it takes a hell of a low temperature to even freeze tears (which are salty). Liquid on your face will freeze and can be very painful, despite the temperatures we'd frequently work up a sweat and after a while the traces of that would freeze and make your skin extremely dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daid Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Most things can freeze. One exception being criminals who do the exact opposite when requested to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md00071 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I've just read Ranulph Fiennes book "Cold". He describes frozen tears as the most painful thing he has ever experienced - and this from a man who sawed his own fingers off one by one with a hacksaw. If you are interested in living in extreme cold, it's a great read. Just beware - one anecdote he reveais is of a 70s polar expedition where a team member scratched an eyeball with a rock splinter. It became infected, so his colleagues had to remove his eyeball inside a tent, using a penknife - whilst receiving directions from an eye-surgeon via-radio from Sweden. Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 We wasted a trip to a famous waterfall; the water was diverted for hydro-power, and only allowed over the fall at certain times for tour groups. When they find out how to harness the power of the Northern Lights, we may never see them again! I wouldn't mind seeing Angel Falls. A bugger to get to though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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