Immersion Into Cold Water
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The authors of this chapter hail from two different countries that view and measure temperature differently. The United States uses ° F (Fahrenheit), whereas the country up north uses ° C. (Some people think that the letter C stands for “Celsius,” but it actually means “Canadian.”) The author from up north has provided a conversion chart to allow neighbors from either side of the border to get on the same thermal wavelength (Box 6-1).
BOX 6-1 The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart