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    Jan 21, 2008, 08:37 PM
    Hyperthermia in warm water
    Why is it possible to get hypothermia (lowering your body temperature to a dangerous level) by spending a long time without any protective clothing in water that is kept as warm as 85o F?
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    Jan 22, 2008, 02:03 AM
    Because that's still way below body temperature? - It's going to be conducting heat away from your body still.
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