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The Superhuman World of Wim Hof: The Iceman

VICE · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A VICE documentary profiling Wim Hof, the Iceman, covering his feats of cold endurance, his breathing and meditation method, and scientific studies of his control over his autonomic and immune systems.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN mentions it as evidence that the Wim Hof method can be learned and as the documentary that led some to try breathing and cold exposure, while others dispute the claims.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “I watched this documentary and then the original vice documentary”

    Documentary that led commenter to breathing and cold showers for inflammation.

    justarandombobo, 2022-01 · Recommendation · in “Search engines and SEO spam”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: wim hof, cold exposure, breathing technique, vice documentary, immune response

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