Comments by "Rob Fraser" (@krashd) on "The Incredible Survival Story Scientists Can't Explain" video.

  1. Exactly what I thought, anyone researching cryo sleep or stasis must surely be interested in Chris' medical notes. He was in suspended animation for 30 mins!
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  2. Wrong way around, it was the death toll that was in three figures. 157 lives lost I believe, off the top of my head.
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  3. I would imagine that researchers into cryo-sleep or 'stasis' would have to be interested in Chris' survival, his body was basically in suspended animation for over 30 mins with no obvious ill effects from the temperature or lack of oxygen. When we are sending people on years-long missions beyond Mars in the second half of the century they might sleep in pods designed by people inspired by stories like this one.
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  4. There were several factors, not just one. The cold, his saturated tissues and the high pressure. Simply being near frozen won't keep you alive without oxygen for 30 mins, maybe 15 mins at most.
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  5. I wouldn't, his job is just as dangerous as firefighting, if not more so. Source: Errr.. this video.
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  6. And that is in one of the shallowest seas in the world...
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  7.  @msprettypinkpanther6142  You are welcome to your beliefs but please don't put them across as facts when they are not, the correct sentence would have been "I believe all the credit is due to God", just as I would never say "There is no god", instead I would have enough respect for you to say "I believe there is no god".
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  8. Those poor fellas, now that is how you go out with a bang!
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  9.  @Ameliasmom  Niacin (aka vitamin B3) does that to you and it feels like your skin is burning/itching, kind of like a hot 'pins and needles' sensation. I used to take a 100mg pill once per day for anxiety and almost immediately, like within 5 minutes, my body - but mainly my chest and back - would turn bright red and feel like I was sitting with my back and my front a few inches from a radiator. The pills were great for anxiety due to the effect they have on dopamine levels but spending 15 to 20 minutes every day standing topless in front of a desk fan while trying hard not to start scratching yourself was too much for me. So yeah, when all of my capillaries would suddenly decide to open at the same time my first instinct was to strip off and jump in a bath of ice, but being sober and fairly smart I knew my body wasn't really burning so I opted not to give myself hypothermia, I did however have to reach a compromise with my willpower and point a fan at my shirtless torso. That's how powerful the desire is to get rid of the heat when you experience a full body flush. Have you heard of the Dyatlov Pass Incident? A famous mystery from the 1950's that has perplexed people ever since, six hikers in Russia were found dead and naked in the snow in -20 degree weather having stripped off and ran from their tents in all directions. To this day no one knows why with theories ranging from avalanches and intoxication to stuff like aliens or a yeti. Once paradoxical undressing became better understood in the 90's it shone new light on the tragedy as a partial explanation for their deaths but people still have no idea what would have caused it in six young professional hikers in the first place!
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  10. I would imagine someone called all cock would be quite the handful.
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