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MythBusters and the SciShow both say that the use of liquor to help people stuck in the cold is a myth and actually counterproductive. But it just seems so clear that if you must build a fire but your fingers are numb, a vasodilator is EXACTLY what you’ll need to survive. Why is this ignored? Or

by /u/UsedtoWorkinRadio in /r/askscience

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