Makes you cringe huh?

[HydroJim]

I'm only 16 so no kid.

My information came from the story of Jim and Jennifer Stolpa and their 5 month old baby, Clayton. They survived a week in the cold wilderness. the only reason the baby survived was do to a special ability that babies have to maintain their internal body temperature. it's a survival mechanism left over from our ancestral days here on earth.

[razor02097]

That is good to know if ever extenuating circumstances happen

[HydroJim]

For some reason, I have a propensity to memorize random facts. They come in handy quite often though

[niky]

Originally Posted by HydroJim

I believe babies are actually more capable of dealing with extreme cold than full grown humans.

Given an unprotected baby can die of hypothermia at just 20 degrees Celsius (about 68 degrees F), no. (One such case happened here, recently)

Yes, the chances of revival after flash-freezing are better than for an adult, but since babies have less mass per surface area, they start suffering from cold a lot sooner than we do. Even in mildly cool weather, a baby's fingers and toes will start getting painfully cold long before you or I would even notice it.

That "survival" mechanism is the baby entering the third stage of hypothermia more easily than adults, which slows down the metabolism. But actually relying on that to keep a baby alive is like relying on your ability to vomit out poisonous food every time you accidentally eat a toadstool in the wilderness. Nice to have, but don't push your luck.

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That said, that's still an egregious waste of gas. From just before landing to debarkation to claiming your luggage to actually checking out of the airport, you're lucky if you can make it out in under twenty minutes.

[freebeard]

I'd be looking closely at who Buick partners with to provide system security in that app.

You might get off the shuttle bus to find a snow-free empty parking space.

[shovel]

I'm not bothered by this at all, it's just the future happening and it will run its course. The worst thing that could possibly happen is for nothing to change and nothing to make any progress.

As for adding these features to your own car, Crimestopper makes something like that. I wouldn't be surprised if that's the company GM contracted with for this feature since their infrastructure and wireless contracts and such are already in place.

[MTXA]

Nothing like a TSA strip search in a cold airport because you were using your cellphone on a landing approach. At least he probably has heated seats to warm his kiester back up.

[t vago]

Originally Posted by freebeard

You might get off the shuttle bus to find a snow-free empty parking space.

LOL! At least the Buick would be nice and toasty warm!

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by razor02097

Also when one has a small baby remote start is a great tool to have.

An electric block/coolant heater plus a hair dryer or space heater in the cabin is arguably better, provided you have a place to plug in.

[MetroMPG]

Oh, and yes, cringeworthy!