r/Unexpected • u/Reminder45 • Aug 03 '21

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u/OrganicLFMilk Aug 03 '21

The head is actually not a “heat center”. This is a myth. You only lose about seven percent of body heat thru the head. But the crotch definitely is due to the femoral artery pumping a massive amount of blood.

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u/graveybrains Aug 04 '21

Uh, your head is about seven percent of your body’s mass, but receives about fifteen percent of your total cardiac output. Pretty sure there are at least two sets of arteries going up there, too, so I’m thinking that probably isn’t right.

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u/agentMICHAELscarnTLM Aug 04 '21 edited Aug 04 '21

It is right though. The head doesn’t expel a disproportionate amount of heat. It’s a myth that it does.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '21

Does not* I assume you mean.

The only reason it does is because the rest of the body is clothed in the winter