What do you consider cold?
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Lost Yooper
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Notta chance 
. Those underwater ice formations on TV look pretty cool.
Mike
. Those underwater ice formations on TV look pretty cool.Mike
chepar
Contributor
when flying home from New Zealand, part of the flight entertainment was a short little documentary about extreme adventure sport. One of the features was ice diving -
these people travel to the Antarctic or something and pay around $8,000 each to dive under the ice.
I forget what the water temperature was, but it was REALLY COLD. Scary cold. These people had to put on special drysuits and equipment - every inch of their body was covered.
However, after their dives, all the people said that it was nothing like they had ever experienced. For $8,000 per person, I would imagine so.
I dunno - I'm still a wuss, I think.
these people travel to the Antarctic or something and pay around $8,000 each to dive under the ice.
I forget what the water temperature was, but it was REALLY COLD. Scary cold. These people had to put on special drysuits and equipment - every inch of their body was covered.
However, after their dives, all the people said that it was nothing like they had ever experienced. For $8,000 per person, I would imagine so.
I dunno - I'm still a wuss, I think.
Lost Yooper
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Nope, nope, nope, nope......... I ain't spendin' $8K to get that cold. Ain't gonna happen.
Mike
Mike
ebbtide
Guest
as long as i can get in the water without the hole freezing back up , i hate trying to chop through the surface with an axe
had do do some dives this year in 32 deg sea water ,ice was starting to form on the hood when i was getting out.
so the temp dosent bother me too mutch .
had do do some dives this year in 32 deg sea water ,ice was starting to form on the hood when i was getting out.
so the temp dosent bother me too mutch .
Zept
Contributor
Eh what?
Oh, it's priced in daft old imperial money.
40F = 4C = cold
50F = 10C = cold
60F = 16C = cold
70F = 21C = cold
80F = 27C = cool
90F = 32C = warm
98.6F = 37C = body temp
110F = 43C = hot springs*
*Try New Zealand. But don't try diving in them :fury:.
Your wimpy metric friend,
Zept
Oh, it's priced in daft old imperial money
.40F = 4C = cold
50F = 10C = cold
60F = 16C = cold
70F = 21C = cold
80F = 27C = cool
90F = 32C = warm
98.6F = 37C = body temp
110F = 43C = hot springs*
*Try New Zealand. But don't try diving in them :fury:.
Your wimpy metric friend,
Zept
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Spectre
Contributor
Sorry... I planned to do a little math before submitting the poll,
and I promptly forgot. I than just tried to edit the choices, but
only a moderator can do that. Oh well, if people read, they'll
get the conversions!
Zept
Contributor
No problem, I figured I'd post the list for the three (?) other people who dive in metric.
A Dictionary of Units is great for this kind of stuff.
Z
A Dictionary of Units is great for this kind of stuff.
Z
Slushy ocean soup, 28 F just above freezing. I would have to be pressed hard to do it again.
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