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  2. Cold shock response - Wikipedia

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    The cold water can cause heart attack due to severe vasoconstriction, [2] where the heart has to work harder to pump the same volume of blood throughout the arteries. For people with pre-existing cardiovascular disease, the additional workload can result in myocardial infarction and/or acute heart failure, which ultimately may lead to a cardiac ...

  3. Drowning - Wikipedia

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    Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Submersion injury refers to both drowning and near-miss incident. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance.

  4. Instinctive drowning response - Wikipedia

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    The instinctive drowning response is an instinctive reaction that occurs in humans, particularly in non-swimmers, when close to drowning. It is focused on attempting to keep the mouth above water to the exclusion of useful effort to attract help or self rescue, and is often not recognized by onlookers.

  5. ‘Like going to the moon’: Why this is the world’s most ...

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    Those can reach up to 15 meters, or 49 feet, he says. Although before you get too alarmed, know that the mean wave height on the Drake is rather less — four to five meters, or 13-16 feet.

  6. Drownproofing - Wikipedia

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    United States Navy SEAL trainees with arms and legs tied during a drownproofing exercise.. In Drownproofing terminology, the great majority of people are "floaters". That is to say that, with the lungs fully inflated (or say at total lung capacity), they have slightly less specific gravity than water and will not start to sink until they exhale. [8]

  7. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    Trident of Madhu, Madhu handed everything over to his son Lavanasura including his trident before drowning himself in the ocean because of shame. ( Hindu mythology ) Trishula , the trident of Shiva , stylized by some as used as a missile weapon and often included a crossed stabilizer to facilitate flight when thrown.

  8. Flour Bugs Are a Real Thing—Here’s an Easy Way to ... - AOL

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    Finally, if you really want to make sure you don't open a new bag of flour to find it crawling with uninvited friends, yes, he assures, the freezing hack works: "Wheat flour can be frozen for one ...

  9. FAA announces temporary restrictions on drone flights in New ...

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    The Federal Aviation Administration issued temporary flight restrictions prohibiting drone flights over parts of New Jersey following an influx of sightings in recent weeks.. The notice, which ...