Fell into the freezing river: My observations....

I've used heated liquid jello to give near-hypothermic people a boost. It works and tastes good. But that assumes you have a method and time to heat it.
 
Here is a bad example of wintery things.

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On a lakeshore near a glacier
In a Minnesota clime
Dwelt a Pleistocene old-timer
And his daughter Clementine.

Refrain: Oh my darling, oh my darling
Minnesota Clementine
Parts of you are lost forever
Dreadful sorry Clementine.

Oh her teeth were big as tombstones
And her nose was platyrrhine
Mighty spacious and prognathous
Were the jaws of Clementine. (Refrain)

Drove she mammoths to the waters
Every mornin’ just at nine
Stubbed her toe upon an esker
Fell into the freezin’ brine. (Refrain)

Blubber lips among the cracked ice
Spouting steam and spewing slime
But alas she was no whale cow
So subsided Clementine. (Refrain)

On a highway with a scraper
Planing bumps raised by the rime
Up they brought her Asia’s daughter
Minnesota Clementine. (Refrain)

Counting varves and sifting gravel
Bones and beads one at a time
Poppa Holland got her together
Fossil flapper Clementine. (Refrain)


 
Thanks, Esav, for adding such poetic dimension to ice and water and survival! Around every corner here in this forum, there are such great surprises.


Susan
 
Back in the early 60's, I found that poem in an anthropology book. In the story I remember, the scientist in charge was "Pappa Jenks" not "Poppa Holland". This article confirms my memory. http://www.pelicanrapidschamber.com/mnwoman.html

Our anthropology department students were enlivened by a large component of jocks and hippies. I say the poem proves this!
 
The human body's defense mechanism to cold, ie. going hypothermic, is to concentrate all the blood in the core! Hence, your body felt warm while the extremities got cold right away!

Please consider this fact along with the evaluation of the wool.

Also, a question, was any of the wool removed and wrung out? This is another point where wool shows its superiority!
 
North Arm Knives said:
Wow... Do you think they are floating out there intentionally? Or did it break off
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My sense is that this pic is a 'tad' staged.
Endangering children on unsafe ice?
Tie down cleat securing blue rope looks like a recent 'cast off' from anchorage?
Tripod?
Wide angle view makes the ice look irregular but is more likely rectangular
Rectangular ... supported from underside ...
I can't say how, but my best call is that this 'ice flow' is based on a structure of some kind

Now, I not from Missouri, but ...
 
Most definitely intentional. I'm thinking it's equal parts reckless stupidity and brilliant stagecraft. They probably snagged it and attached the blue ropes to hold it while they set up the shot, and call me crazy but that looks like a motor on the back, which would technically make it a barge. :D
 
As much as fiction can be truth ..
The OP falling into winter water is a life-threatening circumstance that a lot of us could face. It was an accident. He was mindful and capable in overcoming his situation. No way would he have chosen to fall into just-above-freezing water.

In 2012, I was witness to a wholly ignorant risk taking in deep, swift, icy water. Driving along the river's edge road, I saw a lone person take a horrible risk with his life with no help to call 911. He would have parked his vehicle, loaded his gear onto a paddle boat, then with the paddle he broke shore ice in order to get free. He paddled across open current. Then with his paddle he went about breaking ice probably 20 ft out from the landing for his water access cabin. Honestly I cannot see his boots clearing the water surface by much more than 6 inches ... or so

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As a witness to it, I don't think 'holy cow' covers it ... but I did offer help and watched until the far
shore was made.
Nothing raids your core heat like the specific heat differential of water.
Stay warm. Sometimes I just want to keep my eyes closed to what others do around water ... but ..
 
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