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macedonianmoper t1_jaalina wrote

Reply to comment by a4mula in ELI5: Why are clothes considered essential for survival? by acerthorn3

You don't even need to go that far, 10 degrees with any wind and you're fucked, you might not die but you wouldn't be fine

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a4mula t1_jaam1sp wrote

Extremes tend to prove the point in a way that most can understand. It could be argued that lesser variations could be survived by particular individuals. Not many can argue that a naked human would make it on the streets of a cold Chicago winter for long.

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