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da5e on June 10, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Taking Cold Showers

The story is that Alcatraz had very warm showers for the inmates to prevent them preparing for the long cold swim to freedom.

Psyonic on June 11, 2011 [–]

Sounds like a benefit for the other 99.999% of inmates. Win/Win?

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