I really think it generates more heat than when your clothes are on and I don't mean from any movement or action. I mean strictly laying there. Now that I am telling him, "what a line." He says they teach that in survival school. (He was in the special forces and in the army for a spell.) Does this lack of outer covering actually working against the generation of body heat make sense to you? Any explanations? And do not mention sex causing heat; I am talking about no movement or friction involved. Just plain laying there. Does it generate more heat without clothes on than with clothes on?
2007-10-22 17:25:04 · 16 answers · asked by shallytally 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
I am talking about being alone under the blanket. Once he lifted it off me and I felt all the heat go away and I said, "Hey! All my heat is leaving!" Then I covered myself up again and went back to genereating more body heat. It SEEMS to work better naked than with clothes on. And I am talking about at home not out camping or anywhere outside. This is just a tiny, modest experiment and I was wondering if you could help figure out WHY this works.
2007-10-23 03:11:00 · update #1
THIS IS ACTUALLY TRUE IT IS TAUGHT IN THE ARMY AS WELL AS SURVIAL CLASSES. THIS HAS BEEN USED IN THE ARMY FOR YEARS.
2007-10-22 17:28:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The retention of clothing keeps heat in. Striping clothing off and lying next to each other allows more body heat to radiate out to the nearest object. The human bodys heat cannot dry out wet clothes and contributes to hypothermia if not contained in a dry environment. Your boy friend is correct in that you are warmer with no clothes on and wraped in a blanket with or without a body beside you ( much warmer with a naked body ). However, under extreme conditions (Mt. Everest-blizzard, etc.)-layered clothing and a good sleeping bag, tent, covering or in doors are your best bet for warmth.
Dr. Tommy Skelton
Former Special Ops Survival Instructor
2007-10-22 17:41:06 · answer #2 · answered by tskelton155 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My hubby.. although he means well bless his heart.. drives me crazy sometimes with the things he thinks are okay. He once picked my best friend's son up (he was 11 months at the time) over his head with one hand above a tile floor. Of course, just because he thought it was fun which it was for the baby.. but I almost had a heart attack when I saw it! I know men are strong but one wiggle and who knows what could have happened. He also has a hard time with the way the snaps go on a one piece sleeper... it's so cute. I'll ask him to change our son into his PJs and in about 5 minutes, I'll hear mumbles in the bedroom.. "what the.. " "damn it..." ;-) He is really a very good Dad though and knows more than me because he helped raise some of his younger brothers and sisters.. and also has a neice and two nephews he used to see often when they were babies. He knows a lot of stuff about babies.. probably more than I did when I first had my son. He is also an excellent swaddler.. I never could get the swaddling correct. I think my husband is too risky with playing sometimes though. I gave him my piece of mind about playing and safety and he is pretty cautious now. ;-)
2016-05-24 23:21:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your blanket or sleeping bag is an extremely good insulator and/or reflector of heat (such as a metallized mylar 'space' blanket), then clothes would just increase the amount of space your body needs to heat. It's preserving the heat your body generates, not making it generate more.
2007-10-23 18:10:53 · answer #4 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it might be possible that it is warmer because your clothes act as a insulator in both directions, both in keeping cold air away from you, and preventing warm air from escaping from you. If you aren't wearing clothes, then there is more warm air to escape and spread away from you.
If you were the only person under the blanket, I can't imagine that you would feel any warmer, because you lose a layer of insulation. However, it might change if there were two people, I'm not sure.
2007-10-22 17:41:52 · answer #5 · answered by rath 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, its TRUE.
Cloths act as a filter, cooling the warm air away from you.
Your body generates a lot of heat. Under a blanket you are literally filling up more VOLUME with your body heat.
Think of your cloths as small balloons and the blanket as one big balloon. In time the blanket holds more heat... PERIOD!
Science is on your boyfriends side and he OWES me a favor!
2007-10-22 17:34:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Bf is right. It generates a lot of heat especially if your clothes are already cold or wet. Plus it feels great (with a member of the sex you like of course.) I find that spooning a BIG dog while being naked generates a of heat too. The only problem is that the dog might lick you a lot or scratch you with his/her paws.
2007-10-22 17:28:34 · answer #7 · answered by Big Peter Johnson 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard that. The simple act of lying close together generates body heat, and the blanket holds it in. People don't strip down when they are lost in a blizzard do they? But, given his background, I'm sure he knows what he's talking about.
2007-10-22 17:28:40 · answer #8 · answered by Cathrine K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally the insulation of a sleeping bag is better then any clothing so get rid of the clothing.
2007-10-22 17:29:19 · answer #9 · answered by dire_st 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't that it generates body heat. Removing your clothing when camping insures that they will be dry in the morning when you put them on rather than soaked in sweat. Dry clothing in the morning is much nicer than freezing in damp clothing.
2007-10-22 17:30:40 · answer #10 · answered by DaveNCUSA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always thought that it was WET clothes that stopped you from warming up. How could more dry clothes NOT be more insulating and hence warm you up faster?
2007-10-22 17:30:03 · answer #11 · answered by Wally M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋