Frostbitten Russian elephants 'given vodka'

Jimbuna · 12-14-12, 08:33 AM

You'd have to read it to believe it

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But they were warmed up by two cases of vodka mixed with warm water, one official was quoted as saying.
"They started roaring like if they were in the jungle! Perhaps, they were happy," the official told Russia's Ria Novosti news agency.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20726939

TarJak · 12-14-12, 03:14 PM

a bit of Russian anti-freeze never hurt noone.

Dowly · 12-14-12, 03:21 PM

Well, Finnish LRRP soldiers during Winter War (and Continuation War I suppose),
carried small amounts of alcohol with them to fight the cold.

Jimbuna · 12-14-12, 05:01 PM

I was always under the impression alcohol thinned the blood and had the opposite effect in cold weather conditions

August · 12-14-12, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I was always under the impression alcohol thinned the blood and had the opposite effect in cold weather conditions

You're right, it does. This story is nonsense.

Jimbuna · 12-14-12, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by August

You're right, it does. This story is nonsense.

Thought I might have been experiencing a sober moment

Takeda Shingen · 12-14-12, 06:10 PM

Alcohol makes you feel warmer by dialating blood vessels and thereby increasing blood flow near the skin's surface. The problem with that is that you are now having greater amounts of core heat leaving the body, ironically making one colder much faster.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I was always under the impression alcohol thinned the blood and had the opposite effect in cold weather conditions __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	a bit of Russian anti-freeze never hurt noone.

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Well, Finnish LRRP soldiers during Winter War (and Continuation War I suppose), carried small amounts of alcohol with them to fight the cold.

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Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Alcohol makes you feel warmer by dialating blood vessels and thereby increasing blood flow near the skin's surface. The problem with that is that you are now having greater amounts of core heat leaving the body, ironically making one colder much faster.