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Old January 26th 05, 01:45 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:27:34 GMT, (mjones) wrote:

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:10:00 +0000, JPG wrote:


sticking to it. I had a similar experience in Canada when at -20 C I got my
hand stuck to the car door handle.

Ouch.

How did you get it off - simply pull hard (so losing some skin) and
get someone to douse it with water?

Standard advice for small metal objects is to *not* try and remove your hand
straight away, but to grasp the handle more firmly, so allowing body heat to
melt the ice layer.



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