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Gyabo
United States329 Posts
1) Why is it a greater benefit to have the whole body be warm as opposed to just the hands? 2) Why does warm body temperature increase blood flow? 3) Why does increased blood flow enable faster hand movements? If you have answer(s), please feel free to use as much biological terminology as you'd like. This is mostly for curiosity but I may end up using this information in a schoolwork-related presentation.   | ||
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MTF
United States1739 Posts
1) Why is it a greater benefit to have the whole body be warm as opposed to just the hands? I'm not certain on it, but I believe the warmer your body temperature around your vital organs, the warmer your extremities overall will be. Blood-flow is constricted in your limbs to protect your vital organs when you get cold, so making your overall body temperature warmer allows blood to flow more freely to your hands/feet. Thing is, I'm not sure where I know that from, so I could be completely wrong. :p | ||
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inlagdsil
Canada957 Posts
Anyone have a better hypothesis? EDIT MTF, you beat me to it!  | ||
thedeadhaji
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6641 Posts
Edit:like in the outdoor arenas. | ||
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JMave
Singapore1806 Posts
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renegade_zerg
Korea (South)525 Posts
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TheTyranid
Russian Federation4333 Posts
On December 11 2008 19:54 renegade_zerg wrote: that and it gets cold as shit in korea SK shouldn't have continental climate. How cold does it get in the winter? | ||
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renegade_zerg
Korea (South)525 Posts
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Hittegods
Stockholm4641 Posts
On December 11 2008 19:19 thedeadhaji wrote: my body temperature is 97.4, i can now use that for an excuse for why i suck! That's almost boiling O_O | ||
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6641 Posts
Fahrenheit | ||
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Savio
United States1850 Posts
Also, muscle contraction may occur faster as well and sensory information would be processed faster. These are my hypotheses anyway. | ||
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Durak
Canada3685 Posts
On December 11 2008 19:54 renegade_zerg wrote: that and it gets cold as shit in korea Ya, okay. From what I know it gets to like -5C in Korea. I guess -40C would be cold as fuck then. I guess I should move someplace warm so I can get that extra letter on iccup. | ||
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Klockan3
Sweden2866 Posts
On December 12 2008 01:18 Durak wrote: I guess I should move someplace warm so I can get that extra letter on iccup. Or pay the electricity bills! You know that being warm longterm lowers your reaction time instead since the body tries to not get hotter and thus tries to shut down as many things as possible. | ||
GHOSTCLAW
United States17042 Posts
x_X you sure it's not in C? | ||
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Cpt.Cocaine
Canada299 Posts
The temperature in your body is kept even through blood circulation. Because the blood contains the warmth, when it gets cold outside, your body attempts to minimize the blood's surface exposure to the external environment by narrowing blood vessels that are near the outside of the body (like just under the skin or in the limbs). Keeping most of the blood volume near the center of the body (where it's already warm) prevents it from cooling too fast. The decreased efficiency comes from the fact that the muscle cells in your hands receive oxygen and nutrients at a slower rate. It's the same thing as when you try to cool down food like pasta or rice by stirring it - you're maximizing the pasta/rice's exposure to the cold external environment and allowing heat to dissipate faster. | ||
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