Unidentified man in life-threatening condition after enduring temperatures of around -50C on Air Algerie flight from Oran

  • tallricefarmer@sopuli.xyz
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    11 months ago

    article says a 77% mortality rate for people flying like that. i wonder if he knew the risks when he snuck on. I can’t imagine what -50°C feels like.

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    11 months ago

    Survives

    Life-threatening condition

    Something about counting chickens comes to mind…

  • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    colder than Everest on average. Most people summit around –20°C, but a bad scenario is –40°C (if you’ve planned your ascent, I think it can be colder during the “worst” time to climb- January).

    And even then it’s almost a suicide mission. Let alone not being able to move around or be in a sleeping bag + tent.