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		hourislate on March 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The human body’s remarkable ability to adapt to th... Here is the story about Guðlaugur Friðþórsson. It was an incredible feat of will and strength. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%B0laugur_Fri%C3%B0%C3%BE... I remember watching a program where they interviewed him afterwards and from what I remember he had lost an incredible/insane amount of weight during the ordeal.

exhilaration on March 5, 2020 | [–]

A well-reviewed movie based on him is available for rent on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Olafur-Darri-Olafsson/dp/B00CWVE...

arifmeticus on March 6, 2020 | [–]

Very interesting story. He weighted 125 kilograms (275 pounds). I imagine this is already much better than average human insulation due to the fat.

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