History Main / FrigidWaterIsHarmless

* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'': The level "Croctopus Chase" takes place in the waters of Gorilla Glacier, but the Kongs are not negatively affected by it. Ditto for the ice cave levels in the sequel that feature lots of water.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' averts this in Snowman's Land. Swimming in the water in that level will drain Mario's power quickly due to the water being too cold.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': In "Snow Bored", Lola tries to impress Lisa that ice skating is fun. Lisa then predicts that [[DangerThinIce the thin ice is going to break and she's going to fall into the water]]. Lola emerges from the frigid water unharmed, merely annoyed.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': In "Snow Bored", Lola tries to impress Lisa that ice skying is fun. Lisa then predicts that [[DangerThinIce the thin ice is going to break and she's going to fall into the water]]. Lola emerges from the frigid water unharmed, merely annoyed.

* ''Film/JurassicWorldDominion'' features a scene where Owen and Kayla run away from a ''Pyroraptor'' across a snowy dam. Not only does Owen fall through the ice and emerge out of it with no ill effects whatsoever, but the ''Pyroraptor'' also swims through the icy water without being affected by the freezing temperatures as its feathering is more based on a hawk instead of a bird that would be more adapted to swimming in cold water like a penguin.

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' is another aversion as the Snow Kingdom's water will cause rapid health drop unless Mario captures one of the Cheep-Cheeps.

* ''VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3'': The frozen Sherbet Land has a few underwater levels, where the water behaves exactly the same as in every other world.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': In any given game, either [[SuperDrowningSkills all water is instant death]] or all water is safe for underwater platforming, regardless of temperature.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': In "Snow Bored", Lola tries to impress Lisa that ice skying is fun. Lisa then predicts that [[DangerThinIce the thin ice is going to break and she's going to fall into the water]]. Lola emerges of the frigid water unharmed, merely annoyed.

* Averted in ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'' episode "In the Arctic", when Ralphie and Phoebe get stranded on an iceberg, Arnold suggests swimming across to save them, but quickly changes his mind when Dorothy Ann informs him that he could freeze to death in minutes if he tried.

* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'': The level "Croctopus Chase" takes place in the waters of Gorilla Glacier, but neither Donkey nor Diddy (both who should not even be swimming to begin with since most apes are very poor swimmers) are negatively affected by it. Ditto for the ice cave levels in the sequel that feature lots of water.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': Averted. Ordinary water is only a minor hazard, at most removing one unit of Link's health if his stamina runs out while swimming, and it even [[SoftWater breaks a fall harmlessly]], but water in cold environments steadily saps his health to the point of death, even with protective clothing.

-> ''"Now we also have to worry about freezing to death'' [...] ''although it's only a factor when we're on land. For some reason, all the seawater on this [[SingleBiomePlanet ice planet]] is pleasant Jacuzzi temperature. Another wonderful survival tip from the world of survival games: if you're in below-zero temperatures, immediately make yourself as wet as possible, [[SarcasmMode that'll certainly help.]]"''

** ''VideoGame/TheSims'' has a justified example when it comes to pool water, as it's outright stated to be heated in cold weather. ''The Sims 3'', which has swimmable bodies of water, zigzags it as going in the water itself does no harm but stripping down to do so in cold weather will probably lower your body temperature, which could have negative effects.