This was a recent (New Year’s Day) Mythbusters. The alcohol does lower your core temperature by improving blood flow to the extremities; the test was done in a refrigerated warehouse. So, there’s a short-term benefit, IF the victim can be gotten into a warmer environ before the body’s core temperature falls too far - it would delay the onset of frostbite. Interestingly enough, that same day, they ran the episode on common remedies for being plastered out of your gourd (hot coffee, immersion of the head in ice water, physical exercise, and slapping. Slapping and immersion both made some improvement in cognitive ability and BAC, BTW…)
This was a recent (New Year’s Day) Mythbusters. The alcohol does lower your core temperature by improving blood flow to the extremities; the test was done in a refrigerated warehouse. So, there’s a short-term benefit, IF the victim can be gotten into a warmer environ before the body’s core temperature falls too far - it would delay the onset of frostbite. Interestingly enough, that same day, they ran the episode on common remedies for being plastered out of your gourd (hot coffee, immersion of the head in ice water, physical exercise, and slapping. Slapping and immersion both made some improvement in cognitive ability and BAC, BTW…)