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Oh, if you're particular to the white ones, it's the -40° that'll kill you. Not the bear.
10 2 ReplyYeah... the -40° and the opened abdomen
10 0 Replycelsius or fahrenheit?
3 0 ReplyYes
10 0 ReplyBoth
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I got another one:
The -40° acute angle of your neck
3 1 ReplyThey'll both kill ya, it's just that the cold is more likely to get to you first if you're unprepared. If you're prepared then the bear will have a nice wrapped meal.
1 0 ReplyAs the bodies on Mount Everest shows us, it's easy to not be prepared for the levels of cold it can get in some places on earth such as the poles.
Fun trivia: In To Build A Fire which takes place in the Yukon, Jack London notes that it's -70°
This is to say, the secret ending is that the dog didn't make it (or did only by a miracle of probability).
2 0 ReplyMy favorite poem ever about the cold is The Cremation Of Sam McGee.
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