Lost in the snow. Dying of thirst. What is the better option?
2007-09-28 15:45:39 · 14 answers · asked by Nicole B 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
You should melt it first or you will lower your core temperature by eating it frozen and increase your risk of hypothermia.
2007-09-28 15:48:08 · answer #1 · answered by AnnaBanana 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well true it will just melt in your mouth anyway. Just make sure its not yellow, dirty or has any debris.
If you're dying of thirst, eat the snow!!! If you would feel safer melting it over a fire, go ahead.
2007-09-28 15:49:27 · answer #2 · answered by ~* ☼ ♥ Summer Babii ♥ ☼ *~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Melt it first snow will lower your body temperature making it easier to fall into hypothermia .but your first concern is shelter snow caves are best if there's not enough snow for that build a lean to and dig a pit and bury yourself with dry leaves or pine needles this will help insulate you. your order of priority's should be shelter first then water then food and you shouldn't eat food unless you have ample water supply Hint don't melt the yellow snow
2007-09-28 16:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by zalltar_knows 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better to melt it first, eating the snow directly will bring down body temperature, increasing the chance for hypothermia. The next question is "How do you melt it". If you hold it next to your body, it will, once again bring down your body temp.
All I know is, when I lived in Alaska, they always told us to not eat snow, to let it melt first, in an emergency situation .
C-ya
2007-09-28 15:52:19 · answer #4 · answered by bronte heights 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1st person who answered is mentally retarded.
I would eat the snow before it melted, because letting it set long enough to melt might give bacteria the chance to grow in it, therefore making it more harmful than a little brainfreeze of the snow.
2007-09-28 15:49:05 · answer #5 · answered by cat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i've saw on the discovery channel that u should not eat frozen frozen snow, if u do it could make u colder. , but if u haven't got a fire how are they going to melt it. i have a few ideas
2007-09-28 16:16:03 · answer #6 · answered by shadywolf513 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The snow will melt in your mouth so it wouldn't matter.
2007-09-28 15:47:57 · answer #7 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you be dying of thrist in snow? Doesn't make any sense. Stop, Drop and Eat! :)
2007-09-28 15:48:54 · answer #8 · answered by James 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would'nt matter...the snow would melt in your mouth.
take little bits of the snow of course..not huge hand fulls ..
2007-09-28 15:48:40 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eating snow dehydrates u
2007-09-28 15:47:38 · answer #10 · answered by Lucas M 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋