Why do people do polar bear swims?

I would assume it’s for the adrenaline rush.

Me, however, I’d probably wimp out.

feels good man

@Mike_Hunt How? Doesn’t your body go all numb? Is that the “feel good” part?

I don’t even watch it on TV unless I am next to a roaring fire with a cup of tea in hand.

because it feels free and liberating.
feels free and liberating man

@Mike_Hunt Well, uhm, thank you!

Well here in Minnesota they do it for charities. The local news crew does it for publicity and to show that they “care about charities”.

@ChocolateReigns Now that makes sense. Thanks (:

More balls than brains. It’s nuts.

They do it here, too.(central Alberta) They often have to break and remove ice in a nearby lake so they can jump in. I’m quite sure it would stop my heart! And they say they do it for fun.

@Silhouette Yes, until they jump in. Then the reverse happens.

@Zen_Again Oh God! I actually got a visual from your comment.

@Silhouette – hehehe me too, kind of like a slurpey suckey noise and they were all gone!
And did you get a flash of the look on the guy’s face.

Whoever said women aren’t visual???

One year I jumped into Lake Michigan 12 months in a row. It was for fun and bragging rights, it’s something most people wouldn’t do.

@rooeytoo I did, it looked like he had a mouthful of hot meatballs. Inhaling for all he was worth tyring to cool them off. hehehe

My daughter did it for the t-shirt.

@Darwin – I can understand that. I have a collection of t shirts from assorted 10 k runs, tennis tournaments, you name it. Some from a lot of years ago. And I value each and every one.

I did it once just to say I did it.

I’ve always wanted to try it. I love doing crazy stuff like this just to say I did it. I went sledding by myself last night after midnight, with a windchill of -4F, just so I could say I went sledding under the light of a blue moon on New Years. :)