 kula35
Male, 18-29, Canada
 160 Posts
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011 10:49:16 AM
This was a really good documentary but I think that all the other people featured in it were way more interesting. |
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 mntlmstrbtr
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
739 Posts
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Monday, February 14, 2011 10:58:06 PM
chuck norris uses this guy's ballsack as a handwarmer. |
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 PierreJeanFR
Male, 40-49, Europe
1336 Posts
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Monday, February 14, 2011 3:50:40 AM
crazy dutchman! |
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 SvampeBob
Male, 18-29, Europe
3088 Posts
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Monday, February 14, 2011 2:35:46 AM
I ran half a mile barefoot at -20C I'll never doing that again! |
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 collegebound
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
3480 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 10:31:19 PM
dumbpoo... |
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 CoyoteKing
Male, 18-29, Southern US
2994 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 1:52:40 PM
what a bad ass |
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 Shillier
Male, 18-29, Canada
262 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 1:30:07 PM
pff in my day we had to run 20km barefoot through 5' of snow in -30C just to get to school every day, not to mention it was uphill both ways. you people are too easily impressed |
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 TokioKoos
Female, 18-29, Europe
415 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 12:42:04 PM
goaliejerry: He did, but they also got cured, which surprised medics. |
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 LookItsLeia
Female, 13-17, Southern US
56 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 12:18:04 PM
his balls are never coming down. |
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 goaliejerry
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
4004 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 11:05:28 AM
He did frost bite his toes. He's not a superman, he just has an unusually high tolerance for pain. Badass for sure, but he's still human flesh. |
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 duffytoler
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
5220 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 10:49:51 AM
Now posting obligatory "Shrinky Dink" comment. |
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 Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
9554 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 7:34:50 AM
I've read a few books by people doing polar and near-polar expeditions and it's not unusual for them to wonder how they'll get all the food in...until they start. 6000+ calories sounds an unreasonable amount back at home in the warm, but after a day's work that far north you'll shovel thousands of calories down your neck and lick the bowl clean afterwards because you seriously need it.
I heartily recommend Sir Ranulph Fiennes' books. He has such style and humour when describing how hard this stuff is. His full name and title is Sir Ranulph Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, OBE, Baronet of Banbury...and it suits him.
"At night, when you go to sleep, all the scabs stick together. You've got to force [your mouth] open with your tongue [and] all your blood goes in the communal bowl of porridge, which causes bad relations.
He did surgery on his own hands. With a power saw in his shed. Without anaesthetic. |
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Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
9554 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 7:20:41 AM
Bloody hell- how many calories does he need for something like this? must be huge- how does he get them all in!
Ranulph Fiennes describes a diet of 8000 calories a day in one of his books, which is just enough to keep you going on an unsupported polar expedition. That's as hardcore as it gets, seeing as you need to drag everything you will need for the whole way there and back on a sledge, unaided. You can be sure he carried just enough food and no more, as every kilo counts when you have to drag it hundreds of miles. 8000 wasn't quite enough - he lost weight steadily on it, but he knew he would and planned for it.
People on supported near-polar expeditions involving a lot of physical work tend to need ~6000 calories a day.
Given this guy is running and almost nude, I think he'd be using maybe 400 calories per hour. He's not doing as much work as Fiennes was, but he must be using a bundle to generate heat. |
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Qwertyuiop95
Male, 18-29, Western US
206 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 6:04:42 AM
Well, I suppose IAB isn't a "News" site, although I can't help but wonder why this wasn't seen before. Neat for those that haven't seen it, though. |
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 chillimac
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
438 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 5:10:10 AM
good lord... just think of the shrinkage... |
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 duderlydude
Male, 30-39, Australia
110 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 3:02:14 AM
iceman for president |
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 screwzlooose
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
377 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 2:48:33 AM
this is an awesome example of how little we know about the body and it's capabilities.
that being said- this guy is a bit of a nut, no? |
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 madduck
Female, 40-49, Europe
2871 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 2:20:29 AM
Bloody hell- how many calories does he need for something like this? must be huge- how does he get them all in! |
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 Matholameu
Male, 18-29, Canada
496 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 2:01:06 AM
To Long Didn't Watch
LOL, your really had to ask? |
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 PoopNoodle
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
397 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 1:55:45 AM
What the crap does TLDW mean!?!?! |
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 ruthless1990
Female, 18-29, Europe
2989 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 1:45:40 AM
TLDW |
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 CrakrJak
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
14374 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 1:24:28 AM
Komarov: I'm guessing that you were born during the winter months, As I was. It's not scientific, but I've noticed that most people born in the summer prefer warmer temps and vice versa.
Other than Hof, I've only heard of a few Buddhist monks living in the Himalayas that could do anything even similar. |
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 I-IS-BORED
Male, 18-29, Canada
2432 Posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 12:05:35 AM
That's not the Iceman, he heats himself.
Also he clearly said 'drat ya' at 8:24 |
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duderlydude
Male, 30-39, Australia
110 Posts
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Saturday, February 12, 2011 11:36:04 PM
nice tittiess on arnie |
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 Komarov
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
56 Posts
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Saturday, February 12, 2011 10:56:53 PM
I always hear my friends telling me I'm crazy for being so used to the cold as I am, but I have nothing on this guy. He's amazing, not gonna lie. |
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