I don’t think that’s true. The brain gets most of the body’s blood flow, half if I recall correctly. But of course most of that blood flow is inside the head, not on the surface, so I don’t know how that translates to heat loss.
I think you’d need. thermal imaging camera to measure it.
I once saw a survival manual that claimed that to improve your odds of surviving in cold water, keep your head above water and your arms and thighs close to your chest since the large blood vessels close to the surface in the armpit and groin lose a lot of heat. Or at least that’s what they told sailors several wars ago.
We were taught that head and neck area radiated heat fastest so that wearing a hat and a neck scarf meant that hands and feet would remain warmer. Worked some times, others not. I think it mostly depends on the individual’s physical build.
A truly bogus weather factor is wind chill. If those wind chill temperatures you hear this winter seem excessively chilly, it’s because they are calculated with the assumption that you are sitting in a chair facing the wind, naked!
Having an advanced weather-detection system (a bald head) for temperature, the first drops of rain, fog, etc. I believe strongly that a hat makes a considerable difference.
The balaclava!! Goes back to mid 1850s England. Sent to British soldiers fighting in the Crimea against the Russians. The ones we had in the military were the three hole variety and were white. The torque, which you may call a beanie, was forest green. Exposed skin in sub zero weather will freeze at the same rate. The body heat will retreat to your core to protect the vital organs. Stay warm, my friends; frostbite will stay with you forever.
And the score in this case turns out to be Intuition 1, Old Wives Tale 0. You don’t lose half of your body heat through your head, you lose a head’s worth of heat through your head. The misinformation comes from a study of hat displays in gift shops in tourist areas, where it was readily apparent that you can lose 80 percent of your dignity through your head.
Nachikethass over 4 years ago
How did you measure the loss of heat, Caulfield?
GreasyOldTam over 4 years ago
I don’t think that’s true. The brain gets most of the body’s blood flow, half if I recall correctly. But of course most of that blood flow is inside the head, not on the surface, so I don’t know how that translates to heat loss.
I think you’d need. thermal imaging camera to measure it.
Concretionist over 4 years ago
Caulfield will assuredly fit into the grad-school mold. Coming up with thesis subjects is really difficult, and he just spews (crazy) ideas!
Bilan over 4 years ago
Caulfield, there’s still a hurdle between you and college, that’s Mrs Olsen.
nosirrom over 4 years ago
There’s a research grant in that kid’s future.
WelshRat Premium Member over 4 years ago
I believe more is lost through the feet?
pschearer Premium Member over 4 years ago
I once saw a survival manual that claimed that to improve your odds of surviving in cold water, keep your head above water and your arms and thighs close to your chest since the large blood vessels close to the surface in the armpit and groin lose a lot of heat. Or at least that’s what they told sailors several wars ago.
sandpiper over 4 years ago
We were taught that head and neck area radiated heat fastest so that wearing a hat and a neck scarf meant that hands and feet would remain warmer. Worked some times, others not. I think it mostly depends on the individual’s physical build.
asrialfeeple over 4 years ago
You lose most of your body heat through your head, because the rest of your body is properly insulated.
Geophyzz over 4 years ago
A truly bogus weather factor is wind chill. If those wind chill temperatures you hear this winter seem excessively chilly, it’s because they are calculated with the assumption that you are sitting in a chair facing the wind, naked!
Jhony-Yermo over 4 years ago
Brilliant Cartoon.
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe over 4 years ago
Jef got the colours on the Hudson Bay blanket right. They are very warm and pricey
Bill The Nuke over 4 years ago
Having an advanced weather-detection system (a bald head) for temperature, the first drops of rain, fog, etc. I believe strongly that a hat makes a considerable difference.
jvn over 4 years ago
I like his look in the fifth panel, He didn’t choose the Thug life, the Thug life chose him.
TheBigPickle over 4 years ago
Kid’s going places… dunno where yet, but…
Jimmyk939 over 4 years ago
The balaclava!! Goes back to mid 1850s England. Sent to British soldiers fighting in the Crimea against the Russians. The ones we had in the military were the three hole variety and were white. The torque, which you may call a beanie, was forest green. Exposed skin in sub zero weather will freeze at the same rate. The body heat will retreat to your core to protect the vital organs. Stay warm, my friends; frostbite will stay with you forever.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
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And the score in this case turns out to be Intuition 1, Old Wives Tale 0. You don’t lose half of your body heat through your head, you lose a head’s worth of heat through your head. The misinformation comes from a study of hat displays in gift shops in tourist areas, where it was readily apparent that you can lose 80 percent of your dignity through your head.