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.

A photo posted by Mandy Moore (@mandymooremm) on

16 comments:

tim maguire said...

Oh good lord.

David Begley said...

Just have them attend a Packers game in February.

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.

Laslo Spatula said...

I bet that cold made Mandy Moore's nipples VERY erect.

Because of Science.

I am Laslo.

Fritz said...

Doing the valuable work of recycling rich stupid people's money.

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.

Bay Area Guy said...

Most normal thinking people would simply go on a hike or work in the garden

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.

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.

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.

Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...

Did you notice that your tags say:

"I'm skeptical, stupid"

Yes! You're right on both accounts!

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.

Etienne said...
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CatherineM said...

Do I do this before or after steaming my vagina?

Etienne said...

CatherineM said...Do I do this before or after steaming my vagina?

Instead of...

JAORE said...

What could go wrong?