Does Being Cold Give You a Cold?

[austinite]

[kelkel]

Reminds me of the Arginine video.

[Igifuno]

No kidding. Very interesting - thanks.

[BG]

If I get a chill, when your so cold you shiver I get sick. I start to feel my throat get scratchy the next day.

[Igifuno]

If I get a chill, when your so cold you shiver I get sick. I start to feel my throat get scratchy the next day.

Funny, I know I'm about to get sick when my eyes get tender. If I push on them and they feel sore, I know I'm fvcked. Also if I sneeze and I ache everywhere is another indication.

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funny i had this conversation exactly yesterday with my mom.

[songdog]

Only Austinite could come up with something like this! Good job as usual bro

[Igifuno]

Only Austinite could come up with something like this! Good job as usual bro

He's got a couple good ones going right now.

[lovbyts]

I know people who believe if even a few rain drops hit your head you will get sick. I always ask what will happen when you tKe a shower???

[BG]

Also if I sneeze and I ache everywhere is another indication.

Same here, I know RIGHT away.

[MuscleInk]

Haven't watched the video but one of the most common "wives tales" is that the cold makes you sick. No. Viruses made you sick. During colder months people spend more time inside; windows and doors closed, air recirculated. In these environments viruses are highly communicable and will incubate longer. Couple this with poor hand washing habits and its not hard to understand why colder months lead to an increase in influenza, colds, and other common illnesses. Having said that, once infected, it's important to stay warm, hydrate, and rest. Running around in cold weather when your immune system is taxed trying to fight the virus/bacteria you've been infected by, will prolong or escalate the illness period.

Saying the cold "makes you sick" makes as much sense as the old (ridiculous) belief that you shouldn't sleep with a plant in your bedroom because it takes oxygen OUT of the environment. Yes, I've heard that said many times too. Good grief. Lol

[Igifuno]

Haven't watched the

You pretty much said why the vid said... Like you could've written it.

[MuscleInk]

You pretty much said why the vid said... Like you could've written it.

Phew.....was worried I may have to revise my statement somehow.

[Cuz]

You pretty much said why the vid said... Like you could've written it.

in other words, he knows his shit lol

[MuscleInk]

in other words, he knows his shit lol

I know a little bit about a little bit.

[Igifuno]

I know a little bit about a little bit.

He knows a lil sum'm sum'm.. like how to put on a band-aid and stuff..

[MuscleInk]

He knows a lil sum'm sum'm.. like how to put on a band-aid and stuff..

Occasionally I get the band aids correct.

[lovbyts]

Many years ago they tested this theory in Alaska. Guess what? Germs don't survive to good in the cold. Another reason they say when making gear or ??? its a good idea to take it from heat straight to the refrigerator to kill germs. They don't do well with rapid temperature change either.

[Brett N]

I have worked outside in the winter for near 20 years and the only time I ever get sick is when our jobs get shut down and I am laid off. That's when I am stuck inside with the windows closed and no fresh air.

I believe this is also the reason that kids are a cesspool of germs. The schools just recirculate the same crap air and it never gets purified or changed out.

[Bonaparte]

I know people who believe if even a few rain drops hit your head you will get sick. I always ask what will happen when you tKe a shower???

Are they Asian, by any chance?

[Bonaparte]

Many years ago they tested this theory in Alaska. Guess what? Germs don't survive to good in the cold. Another reason they say when making gear or ??? its a good idea to take it from heat straight to the refrigerator to kill germs. They don't do well with rapid temperature change either.

Who says that? We use the freezer/fridge test to ensure that a batch won't crash, not to prevent bacterial growth.

[Oki-Des]

We get sick from germs; not from cold weather. We also tend to get runny noses in the winter when we are sick or not sick. We tend to rub our noses when we have runny noses; which is one of the quickest ways to transfer germs. It is not good to touch your face as your mouth, nose and eyes allow germs to enter our bodies and get us sick. Also, people who are sick, rub their noses, then touch door handles and everything else which makes it easy to transfer to others hands. This is why it is good to keep washing your hands to get the germs off that could potentially get you sick.

[skaz915]

Only Austinite could come up with something like this! Good job as usual bro

Wait wtf austinite is a guy? ? I'm so confused, where does he get all these different pics?

[Igifuno]

Wait wtf austinite is a guy? ? I'm so confused, where does he get all these different pics?

No, don't be rediculous.

[Bonaparte]

Wait wtf austinite is a guy? ? I'm so confused, where does he get all these different pics?

Well, there is this thing called Facebook, where even (and especially) professional figure competitors post their everyday photos to pander to their fans...

[lovbyts]

Are they Asian, by any chance?

You know it. lol

Who says that? We use the freezer/fridge test to ensure that a batch won't crash, not to prevent bacterial growth.

Yes that is true also, it's a good way to test if it will crash but most germs can not survive sudden large temperature change. Changes in oxygen, moisture, temperature, and acidity can make bacteria die or become inactive.

[AD]

Are they Asian, by any chance?

Asians believe they will get a headache if they leave their hair wet for too long, the moisture will seep into the brain and give rise to "wind".

[AD]

Extreme weather, both hot and cold, is a form of stress to the body, and can have negative effects on your immune system. This can then make you sick if you're exposed to new germs, or even by re-activating germs already hibernating in your body. One interesting example is the cold sore.

[Bonaparte]

Asians believe they will get a headache if they leave their hair wet for too long, the moisture will seep into the brain and give rise to "wind".

Well, everybody knows that...

[Igifuno]

Extreme weather, both hot and cold, is a form of stress to the body, and can have negative effects on your immune system. This can then make you sick if you're exposed to new germs, or even by re-activating germs already hibernating in your body. One interesting example is the cold sore.

For Asians, if you get the cold, you get the coin!

Come on AD, I know you know what that means, right?

[MuscleInk]

For Asians, if you get the cold, you get the coin!

Come on AD, I know you know what that means, right?

Oh good god. Are you talking about the big ugly red streaks on the back from the coin and ointment.

[Igifuno]

Oh good god. Are you talking about the big ugly red streaks on the back from the coin and ointment.

You got it. My wife tells me about how her mother would torture her and her siblings with the coin whenever they got sick. No thanks!

[MuscleInk]

You got it. My wife tells me about how her mother would torture her and her siblings with the coin whenever they got sick. No thanks!

My wife offered to do that to me last year when I was sick. Helllllll nooooo.

My father-in-law was hospitalized in October for chest pains. He complained of muscle soreness the night before in his chest so his wife put that ointment and the coin all over his chest. The ER doc almost had his own heart attack when he saw my father-in-law's chest and all those red streaks so I had to explain what it was. Lol

[AD]

For Asians, if you get the cold, you get the coin!

Come on AD, I know you know what that means, right?

I thought you meant the 2 coins to cover the eyes lol!

[Igifuno]

I thought you meant the 2 coins to cover the eyes lol!

Haha no man. But you know about the coins right?

[Igifuno]

My wife offered to do that to me last year when I was sick. Helllllll nooooo. My father-in-law was hospitalized in October for chest pains. He complained of muscle soreness the night before in his chest so his wife put that ointment and the coin all over his chest. The ER doc almost had his own heart attack when he saw my father-in-law's chest and all those red streaks so I had to explain what it was. Lol

Oh I'm sure they were like wtf happened to this guy. It looks awful

[ironbeck]

No, the cold weather will not give you a cold, even if your hair is wet. Germs and bacteria get you sick! I've worked many harsh winters outside all day long in the freezing rain, snow and it never caused one illness except a frozen ass from sitting on wet, or cold steel all day.

[AD]

Haha no man. But you know about the coins right?

Yup. Amazing .

Do you know about the magic yellow cream? If you have a headache, rub some on the head. Cough, chest. Sore throat, neck. Works for acne too!

[Igifuno]

Yup. Amazing . Do you know about the magic yellow cream? If you have a headache, rub some on the head. Cough, chest. Sore throat, neck. Works for acne too!

No, but we were visiting some of the wife's relatives in CA a few years ago and I pulled a lower back muscle. My wife's aunt told me to lay on my stomach, and out this cream on my back and I though I was going to fvcking die. It makes icy hot feel like cotton candy. It hurt so freaking bad I could barely stand it. She told me to shut up, deal with it and have me a glass of whiskey haha.

I sh*t you not, my back felt 150% better after about an hour. Amazing. Still not sure about that coin thing though. Lol

[AD]

a possible "explanation" for the coin treatment is, again, the "wind" theory. when you're having a cough or a cold, you're having wind in the chest. so you put "metal" to the windy area and scrape hard to remove the wind. usually till you see dark red abrasions or bruising in the skin.

disclaimer: not all Asians believe in this