# I was expecting to see frostbite today **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 7, 2014, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678116 "2014-01-07T05:57:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pendgwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678116/1 "2014-01-07T05:57:54Z")
Or maybe some patients with hypothermia. Since there are always a few people who ignore the safety warnings or don’t have anyplace warm to stay. Instead I got burns. So if you’re going to try that trick where you throw boiling water into the air to make snow, make sure you know which way the wind is blowing. Ok? Just a little advice from your friendly neighborhood ER doc. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678116/2 "2014-01-07T08:31:34Z")
Reported as a duplicate thread. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678116/3 "2014-01-07T17:48:05Z")
So, which way IS the wind blowing? Don’t leave us dangling - we’ll get frostbite on our dangler! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678116/4 "2014-01-07T18:33:25Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > So, which way IS the wind blowing? Can you tell the difference between [this](http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/006/cache/red-tailed-hawk_681_600x450.jpg) and [this](http://www.lowes.com/images/LCI/Planning/BuyingGuides/bg_HandsawBG_rip.jpg)? If so, the wind is southerly. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678116/5 "2014-01-07T18:41:29Z")
> [@pendgwen](#): > > Or maybe some patients with hypothermia. Since there are always a few people who ignore the safety warnings or don’t have anyplace warm to stay. Instead I got burns. So if you’re going to try that trick where you throw boiling water into the air to make snow, make sure you know which way the wind is blowing. Ok? Baby, it’s scald outside. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678116/6 "2014-01-07T18:55:36Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Baby, it’s scald outside. It’s **Skald** outside? Well, let him in; he’ll freeze out there! ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678116/7 "2014-01-08T14:03:57Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Can you tell the difference between [this](http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/006/cache/red-tailed-hawk_681_600x450.jpg) and [this](http://www.lowes.com/images/LCI/Planning/BuyingGuides/bg_HandsawBG_rip.jpg)? If so, the wind is southerly. OK, now you’re just confusing me. There is no difference between “this” and “this” except their relative position on the screen. I clicked the links, thinking there must be a difference to be found but, alas, there was none. Both links display an image on my computer screen. It feels nice when the wind whips through my ears, unimpeded. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678116/8 "2014-01-08T15:01:49Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > OK, now you’re just confusing me. There is no difference between “this” and “this” except their relative position on the screen. Apparently your hamlet is too small to support both a bird sanctuary and a hardware store. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678116/9 "2014-01-08T16:19:13Z")
if you wet your bare palm and hold it in the wind and rotate it then the direction that feels coldest is the direction the wind is coming from. have your back and any people on that side of the water before throwing it. caution: avoiding burns can lead to frostbite.