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'LafingGuy@aol.com-DeleteThis says:'
> <Unless you have a really unique metabolism, you would be <hypothermic in
> about 30 minutes. The swim would probably <take you the better part of
> four-to-six hours.
>
> Woah, hold on, I'm sure at least 10 if not 30 people have walked/swum in from
> the channel (me being one of them, and no I'm not counting myself 30x),
> usually in over 1/2 an hour and I don't recall any hypothermic activity. Jay,
> are you enjoying this?
His note said the far side of the channel, and Superman could not make
that swim in 30 minutes.
He also said he was wearing a shorty. I think a 4/3 could make a
multi-hour swim without much problem. Someone wearing a shorty is
going to get hypothermic before they get back.
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