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I have never understood that. (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Could it just be a weight thing? So not necessarily fat, muscle could also help.

If you're body is heating your whole body, the amount of heat added will increase linearly with volume. But your surface area, i.e. the skin, increases sublinearly with volume. So you get more heat per surface unit?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nah, it's fat. That's why polar animals have blubber

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Yep. I've lost 90 pounds. Finally not sweltering all the time

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I don't know... , I've never been fat and I completely disregard the cold like it's not even there