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waherntoday at 5:47 AM2 repliesview on HN

It seems below about ~80F you lose consciousness. This kid was nearly half that. Moreover, there have been other similar cases: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32482520/


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duskwufftoday at 7:36 AM

> It seems below about ~80F you lose consciousness.

Interestingly, the case report notes that "classic cardiac electrical activity" started once the patient reached 82°F.

looofooo0today at 6:26 AM

Problem is that he could have drowned at 16:43.