:17:31
...when Ken finally
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found his own limits,
:17:36
his extraordinary
willpower gave up
:17:39
and he fell into
the abyss of white sleep.
:17:43
He started
:17:44
on the trip
with no return: death.
:17:48
There he is! Stop, Jimmy!
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His body was frozen.
:17:55
We put him on the chopper
:17:56
and took him
to the mountain medical center,
:17:59
Ied by Dr. Toni Muriaki
:18:02
and a team of specialists
in hypothermia.
:18:06
"White death" starts
with the contact
:18:09
of the feet
with a frozen surface,
:18:13
and it comes in three stages:
:18:16
The first one appears
after fourteen minutes.
:18:19
Ken would feel something
like internal heat.
:18:24
This is known
as the "paradoxical effect".
:18:27
Ken will start to feel sleepy
:18:31
and get carried away
by sleep.
:18:34
Half an hour after the process
starts, the heart stops.
:18:38
Cerebral activity continues
a few more minutes,
:18:41
until neurons, frozen,
collapse.
:18:46
I always tell those
seeking advice:
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If you are looking
for your own limits...
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this is a good place
to find them.
:18:53
If you ever want to die,
do it in snow.
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It's a sweet experience.