What's the maximum and minimum temperature a human can survive?

Question

This is a question that has been in my mind since I was a kid. I'm not a doctor, nor even a biology student, just a curious person. What is the minimum and maximum temperature a human body can stand without dying or suffering severe consequences (eg. a burn or a freeze)? While at this subject, how much more global warming will the human body be able to take? Seeing as temperatures keep on rising, I'm just wondering how much longer until the temperature starts having drastic effects. Does the human body suffer more and more as the temperatures change?

Answer 1

The answer depends on body mass. A smaller mass will heat and/or cool more quickly.