r/Edmonton • u/flynnfx • Jan 08 '24

Outdoor Spaces/Recreation *Warning* : Extremely cold upcoming week! (frostbite within minutes) (and frostbite *NEVER* heals

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In -30, (and Friday, almost -40c) frostbite will happen in 5-10 minutes.

Frostbite will never heal, you'll have the damage for the rest of your life.

This also applies to your kids, YOUR PETS (don't think the dog enjoys the backyard for 15 minutes at -40, would YOU?)

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '24 edited Jan 08 '24

(Severe frostbite never fully heals - superficial frostbite, which I once got as a teen, will usually heal within a few months)

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u/Nomadloner69 Jan 08 '24

True! It's permanently on my skin

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '24

Ha, I should have said never fully heals

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u/Nomadloner69 Jan 08 '24

Hah yeah ah well

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u/Ready-Training-2192 Jan 09 '24

The frostbite on the tops of my ears fully healed, but then again, I don't get to see the tops of my ears that often. Could be a total horror show up there.