A couple of thoughts: 1) when I see these folks running in shorts in zero degree weather, I think of the “handicap principle.” If a fellow shows off how fit he (she) is, then to a potential mate it demonstrates the person’s good genes because things go well despite the handicap.
2. Challenge is good! Not just for one showing off but as you point point out making one’s system more robust! A newspaper story about a woman going through Lake Mendota ice certain to perish if an ice fisherman hadn’t heard her calls for help. The stress of her experience probably outweighed any benefit however
1) I like your "good genes" idea. Luckily I am married, so I don't need to try the jogging demonstration myself. It is good enough for me to "show up" without "showing off."
2) Stress is of course a major problem, especially for the inexperienced or the unprepared. A major traumatic event to recover from.
I was outside today, and became aware that the tips of my fingers were vulnerable to frostbite. Interestingly, frostbite is supposedly not a problem under cold water because the water is not yet frozen. Of course, hypothermia is the issue under water.
There's being cold and then there's being stupid. I've been in some extreme cold in Syracuse New York with -40 wind chills and no thanks. However, the coldest I ever remember was you trying to put rings in the 46 milk truck in Albuquerque. I lasted about ten minutes.
The engine on the International Harvester milk truck was a flathead six - sometimes called a "combine" because of its use in farm equipment. I remember it was so cold the pistons (with new rings) would not go back into the cylinders. I had to use the handle of a wooden hammer to get them to budge. However, the flathead six was meant to be a dependable engine for farmers who were far away from cities. Perhaps you remember the time it ran out of radiator water on the way back from Santa Fe. After pouring new water in, the engine swallowed it and then spewed every bit of it back out in the form of steam, coating everyone inside the truck. Still, it was worth 200,000 miles after that!
A couple of thoughts: 1) when I see these folks running in shorts in zero degree weather, I think of the “handicap principle.” If a fellow shows off how fit he (she) is, then to a potential mate it demonstrates the person’s good genes because things go well despite the handicap.
2. Challenge is good! Not just for one showing off but as you point point out making one’s system more robust! A newspaper story about a woman going through Lake Mendota ice certain to perish if an ice fisherman hadn’t heard her calls for help. The stress of her experience probably outweighed any benefit however
1) I like your "good genes" idea. Luckily I am married, so I don't need to try the jogging demonstration myself. It is good enough for me to "show up" without "showing off."
2) Stress is of course a major problem, especially for the inexperienced or the unprepared. A major traumatic event to recover from.
I was outside today, and became aware that the tips of my fingers were vulnerable to frostbite. Interestingly, frostbite is supposedly not a problem under cold water because the water is not yet frozen. Of course, hypothermia is the issue under water.
There's being cold and then there's being stupid. I've been in some extreme cold in Syracuse New York with -40 wind chills and no thanks. However, the coldest I ever remember was you trying to put rings in the 46 milk truck in Albuquerque. I lasted about ten minutes.
The engine on the International Harvester milk truck was a flathead six - sometimes called a "combine" because of its use in farm equipment. I remember it was so cold the pistons (with new rings) would not go back into the cylinders. I had to use the handle of a wooden hammer to get them to budge. However, the flathead six was meant to be a dependable engine for farmers who were far away from cities. Perhaps you remember the time it ran out of radiator water on the way back from Santa Fe. After pouring new water in, the engine swallowed it and then spewed every bit of it back out in the form of steam, coating everyone inside the truck. Still, it was worth 200,000 miles after that!
To many stories to go into here with that machine but "Where Angels Fear to Tread" would be an appropriate title.
So enjoyed the play of learning with experience and keeping open the mind. At least the half-naked jogger moved!