tut comments on What false beliefs have you held and why were you wrong?

tut 27 Oct 2014 16:13 UTC
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For a given body-shape, they should. For a given metabolism people with lower surface to volume ratio (ie round people) should have higher skin temperature.
- brazil84 27 Oct 2014 16:31 UTC
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  For a given body-shape, they should. For a given metabolism people with lower surface to volume ratio (ie round people) should have higher skin temperature.
  
  I would have to agree with this. I wonder how much of an impact body shape has.
- Lumifer 27 Oct 2014 16:33 UTC
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  For a given metabolism people with lower surface to volume ratio (ie round people) should have higher skin temperature.
  
  And spherical cows in vacuum should have the highest skin temperature of them all!