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mschweini t1_j93iz8i wrote

Reply to comment by Nyrin in Was reading something related to Rock Salt mining. In places like the Himalayas where rock salt mining is done in cold temperatures, a lot of miners report burns. Why is it so that salt burns in a colder surroundings? Would it be the same reason why the salt ice challenge was so dangerous? by vvdmoneymuttornot

Since sweat is also salt water - do our bodies somehow do against this effect when sweating in cold climate?

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EBtwopoint3 t1_j93tgsd wrote

The salt itself doesn’t make the water any colder. It just lets the water get colder before freezing, and increases the rate of heat transfer. For sweat, if it’s not much below freezing it’s really no different than being wet. With that said, sweating when it’s really cold out actually is dangerous.

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