# I was expecting to see frostbite today

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**Created:** [January 7, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678117 "2014-01-07T06:11:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-expecting-to-see-frostbite-today/678117/1 "2014-01-07T06:11:09Z")

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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.