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When I worked on a dairy farm I had to replace my leather boots every 9 months because the moisture and manure broke the leather down.
Leather that is kept dry is very resistant to rot, leather that is allowed to stay wet is not.
https://westpacmarine.com/samples/hypothermia_chart.php
Loss of consciousness is expected to occur within 30-60 minutes and death is expected within 1-3 hours at those water temps. I would assume none of the victims were wearing personal flotation devices, so rescue of anyone else seems highly unlikely.
The money and fame that Bilbo acquired through his first journey already attracted unwanted attention. It was one of the biggest drawbacks to adventuring.
That's only about 78% effective, which makes it a very poor method of protection.
Yeah, I've experienced having a family member end up in the ER after being prescribed twice the recommended dosage for a harsh antibiotic. It's good to set up automated guard rails to sanity check the actions of overworked and rushed human health practitioners, but nvidia is being rather irresponsible in selling the notion of replacing Healthcare professionals with this.
This sounds like a plot that Futurama Santa bot could get behind.
They could just change the rule back. The procedural rules change all the time.
You just assumed the police are chasing the guy. They're actually escorting him to make sure he catches his flight.