Althouse: The "therapy" of exposing yourself to what is said to be a temperature of 200+ degrees below zero.

May 24, 2015

The "therapy" of exposing yourself to what is said to be a temperature of 200+ degrees below zero.

Cryotherapy — supposedly a fad amongst celebrities.

Starting our Monday off right! A little #risenation and #cryotherapy with this gem, @chaseweideman.
A photo posted by Mandy Moore (@mandymooremm) on Apr 20, 2015 at 11:34am PDT

16 comments:

tim maguire said...: Oh good lord.; 5/24/15, 5:20 AM
David Begley said...: Just have them attend a Packers game in February.; 5/24/15, 7:12 AM
Curious George said...: "David Begley said...
Just have them attend a Packers game in February."

That could only be a Super Bowl, so would not be in Green Bay but somewhere warm.; 5/24/15, 7:35 AM
Laslo Spatula said...: I bet that cold made Mandy Moore's nipples VERY erect.

Because of Science.

I am Laslo.; 5/24/15, 8:30 AM
Fritz said...: Doing the valuable work of recycling rich stupid people's money.; 5/24/15, 8:39 AM
Leslie Graves said...: I'm skeptical about this on several levels, including the idea that the temperatures in these chambers can get to -200 or below.

I'm also skeptical that human skin can be in these temperatures without nearly instantaneously freezing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude_%28temperature%29

That says "skin may freeze almost instantly at or below this temperature" where "this temperature" is -40 F.; 5/24/15, 8:40 AM
Bay Area Guy said...: Most normal thinking people would simply go on a hike or work in the garden; 5/24/15, 8:42 AM
MadisonMan said...: "Only" -200 F. I'd be more impressed with -200 C.

I'm skeptical that these devices maintain that cold of a temperature. You'd have a heckuava time preventing fog/condensation.

I wonder how they insulate them.; 5/24/15, 9:41 AM
Fritz said...: I'm skeptical about this on several levels, including the idea that the temperatures in these chambers can get to -200 or below.

I'm also skeptical that human skin can be in these temperatures without nearly instantaneously freezing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude_%28temperature%29

That says "skin may freeze almost instantly at or below this temperature" where "this temperature" is -40 F.

And yet I can take liquid nitrogen (-320 F) and roll it around in my hand, or take a swig of it and spit it out without ill effect.

Heat doesn't transfer through still air very effectively; the specific heat of air is low, and a warm(er) boundary forms close to the skin. Sure, it will get you eventually, but as long as you protect the lungs, you can take a short exposure to it.

It's a stupid thing to pay for, thought.; 5/24/15, 9:47 AM
Chris N said...: One day in Seattle, we saw a pretty fat guy stumbling out of a 'Hot Yoga' studio, dazed, gasping for breath and leaning against a lamppost.

The class kept at it inside. No pain, no gain.

I joked that I would like to start my own 'Sub-Zero Yoga' business. Buy a freezer from a pizza place and hire an instructor and cram everybody inside.

Put signs like 'Eastern' 'Community' 'Gluten-Free' Non-GMO' 'Dog Friendly' outside and reap serious profit.; 5/24/15, 10:24 AM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: Did you notice that your tags say:

"I'm skeptical, stupid"

Yes! You're right on both accounts!; 5/24/15, 10:40 AM
JackOfVA said...: Leidenfrost effect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leidenfrost_effect

However much faith I have in physics, I have no intention of sticking a wet finger into a pot of 750 deg (F) molten solder.; 5/24/15, 11:11 AM
Etienne said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 5/24/15, 11:46 AM
CatherineM said...: Do I do this before or after steaming my vagina?; 5/24/15, 2:08 PM
Etienne said...: CatherineM said...Do I do this before or after steaming my vagina?

Instead of...; 5/24/15, 2:34 PM
JAORE said...: What could go wrong?; 5/24/15, 4:53 PM