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For those wondering how a furry could get hypothermia (what with having fur and all).
Hypothermia is really difficult to calculate; it's dependent on body mass, outside temperature, clothing insulation, and whether you're in open air or freezing water. So, it was basically impossible for me to calculate how long it would take Frost to get hypothermia in the conditions I've got him in, here. The assumption I've made is that his fur isn't very insulating (like a human, he lives mostly indoors in climate controlled environment, so he'd have no need to grow a winter coat). Also, he doesn't pig out and build up fat stores like real animals, so he's about as well-protected as a human, give or take. In this temperature, five minutes is all it would take for exposed skin to freeze. Just assume the walk was long enough that he'd have already met the impaired muscle coordination stage of hypothermia before he reached home >_>
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For those wondering how a furry could get hypothermia (what with having fur and all).
Hypothermia is really difficult to calculate; it's dependent on body mass, outside temperature, clothing insulation, and whether you're in open air or freezing water. So, it was basically impossible for me to calculate how long it would take Frost to get hypothermia in the conditions I've got him in, here. The assumption I've made is that his fur isn't very insulating (like a human, he lives mostly indoors in climate controlled environment, so he'd have no need to grow a winter coat). Also, he doesn't pig out and build up fat stores like real animals, so he's about as well-protected as a human, give or take. In this temperature, five minutes is all it would take for exposed skin to freeze. Just assume the walk was long enough that he'd have already met the impaired muscle coordination stage of hypothermia before he reached home >_>
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You're right.
It sounded right in my head, then I went back and questioned myself.
I learned something today. Basic grammar. > A >
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/.....5033323AAAqHTI
You're right.
It sounded right in my head, then I went back and questioned myself.
I learned something today. Basic grammar. > A >
Actually, I think it would depend on what side of the ocean you're from. I've seen words like Hotel get "an" because the writer was British and didn't pronounce the H at the beginning, so it was "an 'otel". So if you don't pronounce the long U like "Yoo" but just "Oo" (which there probably is someone that does), then "an unicorn" would be acceptable.
Beautiful as always! I do appreciate how much thought you put into this comic and that you clearly spent time trying to figure out how he could have gotten hypothermia, right down to the development of his fur :) While I don't really find the logic necessary (as already pointed out above), it does add a bit more personality and character development that you don't really see people spending more time designing characters and story plots. This is why CinderFrost is my favorite comic as of right now :)
There are deer in the Great Lakes area that can be out in the coldest of winters. -10 and Below and they are still out. I am not sure how they do it since deer don't have particularly long fur. I suspect the have something in their blood that acts as an antifreeze as cats and dogs and even people that get trapped outside will simply freeze solid.
Hahah, well they're not able to go indoors ;D so they don't have much choice but to be "still out" lol.
They lower their metabolism, regulate their behaviour to use calories more effeciently, and grow a thick, very insulating winter coat made of a thick soft underfur and coarser hollow guard hairs that trap air. You'll notice in the spring the deer all look kinda gross and mangey for a few weeks haha, it's because they're molting their winter coat :)
They lower their metabolism, regulate their behaviour to use calories more effeciently, and grow a thick, very insulating winter coat made of a thick soft underfur and coarser hollow guard hairs that trap air. You'll notice in the spring the deer all look kinda gross and mangey for a few weeks haha, it's because they're molting their winter coat :)
Heh. Well... I meant out like in not taking shelter. Still kinda crazy to see them in the cold since even with the fur those thin legs do not look like have much insulation unlike seals which have protective fat. Yes there are mangy deer out there and they like to stand in the middle of the road staring at you in your car.
Your explanation is totally reasonable, it's expected that an anthro creature, having human qualities, would not only likely be pretty domesticated and conditioned to indoor living, but also would likely lack a lot of the functions that their wild/feral counterparts would have.
Plus.... I mean they're bipedal talking animals.... LOL science is already out the window :D
Plus.... I mean they're bipedal talking animals.... LOL science is already out the window :D
I've seen this on ski patrol before. It's interesting because someone will feel cold for a while, then feel warm, then they will just collapse. Sometimes they will pass out, sometimes not. Quite a scary thing to watch though, you really got to be on top of your stuff when that happens. Nerd rant over
Looking forward to it.
Can I suggest another tier for Patreon to think about. I know you did cameos for those who helped support the comic originally. And the gap from 25 to 100 is pretty extreme. Maybe offer people openings for background characters or even possible posters or book cover spots. Maybe a 75 or 50 tier. Just an idea to think of it.
And FYI with patreons over 100 they charge you instantly so I've already paid for this month.
Can I suggest another tier for Patreon to think about. I know you did cameos for those who helped support the comic originally. And the gap from 25 to 100 is pretty extreme. Maybe offer people openings for background characters or even possible posters or book cover spots. Maybe a 75 or 50 tier. Just an idea to think of it.
And FYI with patreons over 100 they charge you instantly so I've already paid for this month.
I considered making cameos a pledge tier, but not knowing how many or which pages they would appear on made planning for cameos a pain. I decided I would just randomly select the background characters from any patron who volunteered. It would be random selection but it means every patron would get a chance.
I didn't know they charged you instantly for it! That's a bit cheeky lol. Patreon usually deposits the money into my account at the end of the first week of the following month! If you'd like to send me a message on Patreon with the refs/content for your commission though, I could set it aside to start!
I didn't know they charged you instantly for it! That's a bit cheeky lol. Patreon usually deposits the money into my account at the end of the first week of the following month! If you'd like to send me a message on Patreon with the refs/content for your commission though, I could set it aside to start!
Just for those 100 and up. The email notification said it will be transferred to your account at the end of the month like normal. Let me think of something for the com and I'll let you know.
If possible could I trade the com for a cameo spot? Just curious not positive yet.
If possible could I trade the com for a cameo spot? Just curious not positive yet.
I don't use Weasyl, no it's something from a book I think. I wanna say American Gods maybe, or White Fang? Hell if I can remember, but I vaguely recall a character being in deep trouble because of the same temperature change. Entirely coincidental, of course, but your page sparked a flare of memory and now it's gonna bug me til I can remember lol.
I can tell you as a human working at a gas station with a freezer tuned to -10 degrees F that a meager 5 minutes would easilt be enough to induce muscular dis-coordination. after a meager 45-60 seconds exposed to those temperatures in similar exposure level garb that such a reaction is well within the normal range. I felt my wits leaving me and found myself forgetting why I entered the commercial freezer within 15 seconds of entering it and searching for the right product. That all occured at minus -10. -37 would be a near death trap.
You sound like someone who lives in a hot climate. When you live in a very cold climate you get used to it to the point that for example I can happily work with a t-shirt in 15°C temperature. I've even worked inside a building for 8 hours (construction work) that was down to 4°C where I only had a t-shirt on as wearing anything more was just too hot.
However, in the middle of July where it's like 35°C hot, my heat and cold resilience probably is a bit closer to yours, but those kinds of temperatures don't last long here as the average July temperature is closer to 23°C.
However, in the middle of July where it's like 35°C hot, my heat and cold resilience probably is a bit closer to yours, but those kinds of temperatures don't last long here as the average July temperature is closer to 23°C.
You don't have to be from a hot climate for cold weather to affect you. It's perfectly normal for anything near or under 0 Fahrenheit to get to people. And you can't really compare doing physical labor in mildly cool weather to being stuck unprepared during a sudden temperature drop. Sudden changes in temperature shock the system, regardless of what someone is used to. That's why when people suffer from either heat exhaustion or frostbite, they're made to cool down or warm up gradually, because doing so suddenly could cause more damage.
And that's not even taking into account different variables like health, metabolism, etc.
And that's not even taking into account different variables like health, metabolism, etc.
-37°C is not that cold, I've been in temperature that was down to -48°C here where I live... Usually when it's that cold there is not a cloud in sight and the air is quite still. Unless you're at the south pole where you have the katabatic wind which would be a pain.
You should have made it like -70°C as -37°C might give you frost bite in less then 2 minute if it's windy but will take more then 5 minute to slow you down.
You should have made it like -70°C as -37°C might give you frost bite in less then 2 minute if it's windy but will take more then 5 minute to slow you down.
I feel like you guys have much shorter walks home than I ever did? My walk to work alone was an hour ?_?
You can safely assume that a) not being dressed for -37 and b) having a long walk home can and will kill you. I researched this a bunch. People have died in less extreme temperatures.
You can safely assume that a) not being dressed for -37 and b) having a long walk home can and will kill you. I researched this a bunch. People have died in less extreme temperatures.
It doesn't say he was walking for five minutes, it says he was five minutes from home. The panel progression is meant to show quite a lot of time passing as he gets progressively weaker. I've read news stories about people dying five feet from their cars because they couldn't get up to safety since hypothermia affects muscular control.
The reason I didn't have him out in -60 is you would dress appropriately for that weather, and the sharpest decline in temperature on record is akin to what I've put here. It's the fact he wasn't dressed for it and had a long way to go that meant the cold had time to get to him.
The reason I didn't have him out in -60 is you would dress appropriately for that weather, and the sharpest decline in temperature on record is akin to what I've put here. It's the fact he wasn't dressed for it and had a long way to go that meant the cold had time to get to him.
So, this last winter, I too lived through a cold snap. That shit is NO JOKE. Every external surface in our apartment was covered in ice for three days. We had a hard time getting our front door open, and walking out to the dumpster really wasn't a good idea. I looked it up. The local temperature was colder than Antarctica those days. -27 without the wind. -37 will kill you. Very, VERY quickly.
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