Timeline for Why is it unsafe to handle metallic equipment with bare hand at higher altitude?
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| Sep 10, 2014 at 13:04 | comment | added | Val | I must admit to have practised hot flask trick only in -32C conditions. You must be right about -70. One must be damn desperate to even expose skin to air at that temperature! | |
| Sep 9, 2014 at 9:56 | history | edited | WedaPashi♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 9, 2014 at 8:58 | comment | added | Jeredepp | Not sure if at -70 degrees this will not get you more stuck to the surface, will not try it out | |
| Sep 9, 2014 at 8:53 | comment | added | Val | To remove metallic equipment stuck to your skin you can use hot tea/coffee from a flask. It will meld a thin layer of ice between skin and object, but make sure you will cover skin straight away after that to avoid it freezing. | |
| Sep 9, 2014 at 8:51 | comment | added | Val | The absolute worst you can do is to lick it! | |
| Sep 9, 2014 at 8:49 | history | answered | Jeredepp | CC BY-SA 3.0 |