Why is water at 38 degrees f perfect to drink, but water at that temp is ice cold to swim in?

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Like, shouldn’t it feel cold on the inside if its cold to our skin?

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38° is what a refrigerator runs at, so that water will still feel pretty cold going down.

As for being inside water, it’s all about surface area. Your body’s temperature and the temperature of the water will naturally try to balance out, and because so much of your body is in contact with the water, your heat is being sucked out of you quickly.

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