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Originally Posted by EE-BO
Actually, ice water can be very dangerous.
I periodically take ice baths (voluntarily) after doing a lot of working out and/or running on a given day since it is a great relaxer- but I am very careful about the amount of ice in the water and how long I am in there.
2 bags of ice will melt pretty fast in a tub of cold water, but that small amount takes the temp down to around 60- and it is unsafe to be in there more than 20 minutes or so.
A slurry of water so cold that the ice is not melting fairly quickly will be colder still and can have grave consequences within 5 minutes.
I agree with you that it does not sound like a big deal on the face of it- but it is actually pretty serious stuff, especially if the person doing it has a minor heart condition that has never been detected (which is somewhat common and responsible for many past fraternity deaths after forced calisthenics.)
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BTB-Several of the WWII war criminals in Japan were hung for activities including putting Chinese and Allied POW into ice water.
No, I am not saying that the penalty here should be that.
Just how serious it can be.
Should also point out that the "records and information" that the Japanese obtained in their "experiments" and torture formed the basic for much of the US Navy dive manual.